There has been a lot of conversation on social media about the downsides of polyester. But are those downsides as bad as they ...

A new textile recycling plant opened by the company Renewcell in the small coastal city of Sundsvall, Sweden, is so big that employees use bikes to get from one end of the production line to the other ...

“I’m looking forward to the day when it is normal to turn in your old, favorite T-shirt into a store, then pick up a recycled shirt made from other people’s old favorite shirts,” says Michael ...

Likewise, if the clothes you are getting rid of are dirty or stained, they may not be suitable for donation or recycling. While you can sell and donate clothes made of blended fabrics, they are tricky ...

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 Your outdated and discarded wardrobe could end up like the 2.5 million tons of textiles that were ...

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 ...

Girlfriend Collective, the activewear brand that makes its garments from recycled plastic bottles, has developed a programme to collect its used garments from customers and turn them into new ones.

Ripped and torn stockings. A stained blouse. A discolored dress. A lonely sock. The washed-out T-shirt. The worn-out jeans. The skirt that wasn’t your color. The ruined jacket. The old. The forgotten.

When other women began stopping her and asking where she bought the skirt, she realized there was a market. Today, part of her home is dedicated to her Sardine Clothing Company, in which everything ...

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 ...