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 Your outdated and discarded wardrobe could end up like the 2.5 million tons of textiles that were ...

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 ...

It’s 2026 and fast fashion is out! Your favorite fashion brands should let you recycle your old clothes. We are better off donating and recycling our garments than throwing them into landfills.

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 ...

Many people continue choosing to wear a mask in public places, and some cities like New York and San Francisco have kept mandates in place. But other people can’t get rid of those cloth coverings ...

A new factory operated by Renewcell, a textile recycling company in Sweden, is the first step in turning old clothes into new, high-quality fashion. About a half-dozen start-ups around the world are ...

From these chips, we make our high-modified Trevira® flame-retardant fibers and yarns. Customers who use these fibers and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Esha writes about building better, more regenerative businesses. Recycling clothes is a complex job. Most textile recyclers today ...

The fashion industry says recycled polyester is green, but campaigners say it’s just greenwash.

Looptworks, a Certified B Corporation and leader in textile-to-textile recycling, announced today that it has received Global Recycling Standard (GRS) certification, effective December 12, 2025. The ...

Likewise, if the clothes you are getting rid of are dirty or stained, they may not be suitable for donation or recycling.