Sonja Salmon is a big fan of cellulose, and that’s why she wants to destroy it. “I love cellulose,” she says. “I’m ripping cellulose apart because I love it.” She’s also pulling it apart because the ...

Growing mountains of textile waste are hard to recycle. There is scope to improve chemical and mechanical recycling methods but consumers and fashion brands play a ...

Looking for sustainable brands that recycle your old clothes? No worries and waste, these brands keep clothes out of the ...

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 ...

Less than 1% of used clothing gets repurposed into new garments, so last year the North Face tweaked some of its most popular styles—such as the fuzzy Osito jacket, made from 100% recycled ...

Looking to recycle your child's toys? Wondering what to do with hardware tools or electronics? Maybe you have clothes you don't want? TerraCycle can help. Headquartered in Trenton, the recycling ...

Many people donate and resell used clothing. But what about that single sock, the ripped stuffed animal, or those shirts with the sweat-stained collars? Those lower-quality textiles often end up in ...

Circ invented a “fancy pressure cooker for textiles” to help recycle fabric. They’re building a new facility next year. A Virginia-based startup is tackling the overwhelming textile waste problem—and ...

The fashion industry has a very well-known waste problem. Almost all (roughly 97%) of clothing eventually ends up in a landfill, according to McKinsey, and it doesn't take very long for the lifecycle ...

Containers with the recycling triangle on them need to be as clean as using a spatula in a peanut butter container. You don’t need to wash them to the standard of your clean dishes. See the Recycling ...