Chemical sorting can be utilized to selectively collect polyester from waste plastics and textiles. In the product stream, clean polyesters are obtained because the process eliminates colorants and ...

The apparel industry accounts for 10% of global carbon emissions. The annual amount of fiber production reached 113 million tons in 2021 * and the demand is increasing every year. However, almost 90% ...

Polyester plastics, commonly found in synthetic textiles and plastic components of home appliances, are notoriously difficult to recycle. In a study recently published in the Proceedings of the ...

Polyester production is predicted to surpass 80m tonnes by 2030. Credit: Shutterstock. Polyester will remain by far the most widely used type of fibre in textile and garment production for the ...

(L-R) Mathieu BERTHOUD, Strategic Sourcing Director, CARBIOS; Vibeke KROHN, Head of TOMRA Textiles;Emmanuel LADENT, CEO, CARBIOS; Mari Larsen SÆTHER, Recycling Lead, TOMRA Textiles · GlobeNewswire Inc ...

The T-REX Project (Textile Recycling Excellence) is working with fashion manufacturing companies and brands, including sports brand Adidas and innovation programme Fashion for Good, to create a ...

For an industry desperate to reduce waste and increase sustainability, fibre-to-fibre recycling is often described as fashion retail’s “holy grail”. New fibres could be spun from old, creating a ...

A consortium of seven companies which includes Mitsubishi Corp, Indorama Ventures and Goldwin has jointly established a supply chain for more sustainable polyester fibre to supply The North Face in ...

Sterecycle has developed a system for sterilising and recycling unsorted domestic waste so that 90% of the waste stream can be diverted from landfill without separated kerbside collection. The process ...