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EU unsold-goods ban could expand luxury deadstock market

Recycling
Restrictions on destroying unsold fashion may accelerate resale, upcycling and small-batch production, but the rules do not directly prohibit...

NIST test material could make textile sorting more reliable for recycling

Testing
A new fibre-identification benchmark may help circular-textile systems move from manual judgement to comparable, AI-enabled sorting. The US National Institute...

Nike takes radical AirFlow global as cooling apparel moves into performance mainstream

Innovation
Nike’s latest ventilation platform shows how engineered knit structures are becoming a serious frontier in high-performance sports textiles. Nike is...

Jeanologia says denim circularity will depend on collaboration, not stand-alone technology

Denim
The next stage of sustainable denim will require mills, fibre recyclers, laundries, brands and data platforms to work from...

Cotton Incorporated uses ‘Plant Not Plastic’ campaign to push microplastics up the fibre agenda

Environment
Fibre composition is becoming a supply-chain issue; action must extend beyond a binary cotton-versus-synthetics message. Cotton Incorporated will run a...

Pakistan launches ATTI chapter to put textile decarbonisation on a national footing

Environment
The new platform can help align Pakistan’s apparel sector around common transition priorities—but delivery will depend on credible data,...

HKRITA, Jeanologia and Looptworks build a scale-up route for poly-cotton recycling

Environment
The partnership connects separation technology, machinery engineering and recycling operations—but commercial economics must now be demonstrated. HKRITA, Jeanologia and Looptworks...

Basel Convention talks put textile-waste exports on notice

Sustainability
The central issue is no longer only recycling capacity: it is whether consignments marketed as reusable clothing can be...

Textile circularity cannot be exported without proof

Environment
Used-clothing trade can support reuse and livelihoods, but circularity fails when poor-quality textiles are shifted to countries without the...

Five EU states seek tougher curbs on ultra-fast fashion

Fashion
The policy debate is shifting from regulating textile products alone to regulating the commercial model that drives overproduction, short...

Textile waste moves from compliance problem to raw-material strategy

Environment
New circularity rules are pushing brands, recyclers and fiber producers to build the systems needed for textile-to-textile recycling at...

California textile EPR deadline forces brands to register by July 1

Recycling
The first U.S. textile EPR law is moving from policy signal to compliance obligation, with apparel and home-textile producers...

UAE launches Naseej to turn textile waste into a circular economy priority

Environment
With 220,000 tonnes of textile waste generated annually, the UAE is moving from voluntary recycling efforts toward a coordinated...

Study flags toxic byproducts risk in electrochemical textile wastewater treatment

Environment
The finding does not weaken the case for wastewater treatment; it warns mills that lower energy cost and faster...

Nike’s 2026 world cup kits expose the hard limits of circular polyester

Environment
The uniforms are a technical milestone for textile-to-textile recycling, but they also show why circular fashion cannot be solved...

Pakistan textile exporters urged to prepare for carbon audits and EU climate compliance

Environment
Energy efficiency is moving from a cost-saving option to a market-access requirement for Pakistan’s textile industry. Pakistan’s textile sector must...

Target expands Syre partnership to scale textile-to-textile recycled polyester

Environment
The retailer’s circularity strategy is moving from brand commitments toward material offtake, with home and apparel expected to be...

BGMEA and GIZ sign MoU to push Bangladesh RMG toward greener compliance

Environment
The May 2026–February 2028 partnership targets the issues now shaping sourcing decisions: EU readiness, energy efficiency, circularity, worker protection...

Shein chemical allegations put fast-fashion safety under new scrutiny

Environment
The issue is no longer only ultra-low pricing. Regulators and laboratories are now asking whether some fast-fashion products carry...

Post-Consumer textile recycling still faces its hardest bottleneck: sorting

Recycling
At Textiles Recycling Expo USA, industry speakers warned that textile-to-textile recycling cannot scale until collection, sorting standards and downstream...
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