Wondering what to do with old clothes? Before tossing them in the trash, consider clothes recycling. Your outdated and discarded wardrobe could end up like the 2.5 million tons of textiles that were ...
It's natural to part with pieces of your wardrobe as your tastes and circumstances evolve. Even the most conscious shoppers do. But what really can make the difference is what you do with the clothes ...
An annual campaign that encourages people to buy pre-loved items over new ones, Second Hand September is a great initiative to help you move away from fast fashion. It's also a good time to consider ...
You might be surprised by the potential your old, distressed or even stained clothing still holds. While these items may no longer be suitable for wearing in public — or even at home — they can enjoy ...
Europe sends part of its textile surplus to unregulated hubs, sometimes returning it to the same country of origin, tripling ...
The towers of old clothes reach almost to the ceiling of the 200,000-square-foot hall. Forklifts rumble across the concrete floor, squeezing between the stacked bales of jeans, jackets, sweaters, and ...
Timo Rissanen is a founding board member of the Union of Concerned Researchers in Fashion. Today we make more clothing than ever before. And the driver for this is primarily economic, rather than ...
But new laboratory research, published today by the non-profit Changing Markets Foundation, found that recycled polyester ...