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Six recycling innovations that could change fashion

The fashion industry's enormous waste problem is pushing governments, particularly in Europe, towards ambitious recycling targets. The problem is that recycling textiles is a highly complex task and technical solutions are still in their infancy. NGOs warn the real problem is over-production, and that tech innovations may just provide cover for...

Fashion

Two fashion solutions named finalists for Prince William’s Earthshot Prize

Two innovative companies working to tackle waste in the fashion and textile industry have been selected as finalists for Prince William’s The Earthshot Prize. Launched in 2020, The Earthshot Prize is a global environmental award celebrating and championing innovators focused on solving our most pressing global climate challenges, and for the...

Business

Zara and Circ team up on recycled polycotton collection

Inditex’s Zara has unveiled a new partnership with textile waste recycling company Circ on a collection utilising recycled polycotton blended textiles. Available in 11 markets, the womenswear capsule features a series of lyocell garments and polyester garments made with 50 percent and 43 percent recycled polycotton textile waste, respectively,...

Business

Circ closes 25 million dollar funding round, backed by Zalando and Avery Dennison

Circular fashion firm Circ has announced it has secured 25 million dollars in additional funding as a number of new investors stepped on board. Among its backers are European multibrand platform Zalando, materials science company Avery Dennison and Korean manufacturing corporation Youngone, which joined a string of previous investors that...

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Recycling polycotton, which accounts for half of textile waste, may soon become the norm

Recycling fibers and implementing circular processes is a medium term goal set by many apparel companies, but little headway has been made to recycle mixed fabrics, like polycotton. Polyester cotton is one of the most unsustainable fabric blends yet loved by fast fashion companies because of their low cost cheap and durability. Circ, a...