Textile Recycling

AI and Textile Recycling

Executive summary Textile recycling has become a data and sorting problem as much as a materials-science problem. The world generates about 92 million tonnes of...

Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN have completed a recycling loop for polyester textiles.

Several tens of tons of post-consumer, polyester-rich, European textile wastes, sorted and prepared in France, have been processed...

BIR Annual Report 2025 highlights record growth, strengthened advocacy and sustained industry

BIR is proud to announce the publication of its 2025 Annual Report, marking a year of record achievements,...

Europe’s Textile Future at a Turning Point: New 2030 Circularity Blueprint Aims to Scale Recycling and Unlock Investment Opportunities

Copenhagen, 6 May 2026: The EU textile system is at a critical crossroads. Today, less than 1% of...

Spin-Off: Gneuss MC Becomes an Independent Company for Sensors and Measurement Technology

Gneuss Spins Off Its Sensors and Measurement Technology Division into a Separate Company Gneuss Kunststofftechnik GmbH, a supplier of...

World First: Brightfiber Textiles Opens Revolutionary Clothing-to-Clothing Recycling Factory in Amsterdam

Brightfiber Textiles has officially opened the world’s first local circular textile factory together with the famous Dutch actress and activist Carice van Houten. The...

Kenya Becomes Africa’s Largest Importer of Second-Hand Clothes, Surpassing Nigeria

Kenya has overtaken Nigeria to become Africa’s largest importer of second-hand clothing, importing apparel worth Sh38.5 billion ($298 million) in 2023. Data compiled by...

Reju Partners with Rematrix for Sustainable Textile Sourcing

Reju has officially announced a strategic partnership with Rematrix, a leading Italian platform for textile sourcing, to strengthen its commitment to sustainability in the...

RE&UP and Marchi & Fildi Unite for Recycled Cotton Yarn Innovation

RE&UP announces a new partnership with Marchi & Fildi to co-develop a new generation of premium recycled cotton yarns. The collaboration – currently at...

Yibin Grace Opens First Recycled Textile Pulp Facility in China

Yibin Grace – a leading producer of man-made cellulosic fibre (MMCF) products (viscose staple fibre/filament yarn and lyocell) – opened the first recycled textile...

Loopamid Now Commercially Available: BASF Starts up Its First Plant for Recycled Polyamide 6

Production plant opens in Shanghai, China, with a capacity of 500 metric tons of loopamid per year Plant and products certified according to...

Yorkshire Textile Manufacturer Launches 100% Textile-to-Textile Recycled Polyester on UN’s Day of Zero Waste

Camira, a leading textile designer and manufacturer, has innovated Lucia T2T, a new recycled polyester made entirely from 100% textile-to-textile (T2T) waste. This innovation...

UKFT Leads the Charge on Tackling Textile Waste with Circular Innovation

The UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) is accelerating efforts to combat textile waste through a series of pioneering projects and collaborations aimed at...

PUMA And RE&UP Announce A Multi-Year Collaboration To Scale Circular Textile Solution

Sports company PUMA and RE&UP Recycling Technologies have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to scale a fully circular textile solution, transforming textile waste...

Second-Hand Clothing Powers Jobs and Survival in Mozambique

A new study reveals that the second-hand clothing sector in Mozambique is far more than a trade in used garments—it is a vital lifeline...
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