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RE&UP’s Next-Gen Cotton fibers power Zalando t-shirt collection crafted from recycled textiles

Cotton
RE&UP Recycling Technologies’ Next-Gen Cotton powers a new collection from Zalando’s private labels, marking a step forward in bringing...

Taiwan consortium develops 99.5%-pure polyester recycling route for complex footwear waste

Recycling
The award-winning process tackles polyurethane and elastane contamination while supporting a wider shift toward mono-material polyester footwear designed for...

Driving circularity with Uster Recycled Fiber Matrix

Fibres
The textile industry’s commitment to circularity continues to accelerate, and mechanical recycling is viewed as a targeted approach to...

Textile waste recycling machinery market could reach $7.1 billion by 2034

Machinery
Demand for automated sorting, fibre-opening and recycling systems is rising as textile producers face mounting pressure to convert post-industrial...

Aalto researchers strip up to 99.3% of reactive dye from cotton for fibre-to-fibre recycling

Environment
A two-stage reduction–oxidation process turns dark reactive-dyed cotton into light, redyeable feedstock while retaining about 87% of tensile strength,...

Donghua process recovers 99% of polyester monomer while preserving cotton and spandex

Fibres
The selective chemical-recycling process operates at 80°C and leaves more than 96% of companion cotton and elastane intact, addressing...

Carbios clears textile licensing milestone with 100th PET recycling batch

Fibres
The demonstration-scale results move Carbios closer to licensing enzymatic fibre-to-fibre recycling for complex polyester waste, but commercial economics and...

Syntetica raises $30 million to industrialise mixed-nylon recycling

Environment
Backing from Lululemon, MAS Holdings and public investors will fund a French demonstration plant designed to recover virgin-quality Nylon...

H&M launches first denim using TENCEL–Circ recycled textile pulp

Fibres
The two-style men’s collection connects polycotton recycling, regenerated cellulosic fibre production and Pakistani denim manufacturing in a mass-market retail...

Rieter-led venture plans franchise network for industrial textile recycling

Spinning
Recycling Powerhouse will combine automated sorting, fabric preparation, tearing, spinning and traceability in standardised plants, with its first reference...

EU backs €5 million ALADIN project for local, circular garment production

Environment
The four-year initiative will connect microfactories, digital services and recyclable materials to test whether Europe can produce garments locally...

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...

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...

Upcycled fashion market heads for $22bn as circularity moves from niche to commercial strategy

Environment
The upcycling opportunity is growing, but scale will depend on reliable waste supply, sorting systems, design capability and consumer...

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...

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...

Uster Technologies to showcase recycling solutions at Textiles Recycling Expo 2026

Recycling
Brussels, Belgium – Uster Technologies has announced its participation in the Textiles Recycling Expo 2026, inviting industry professionals to...

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...

Indorama Ventures pushes traceable recycled polyester at Brussels textiles recycling expo

Environment
The company’s message is practical: textile circularity will not scale through ambition alone, but through qualified material sources, verified...

Recycled fibers: the vital data for quality and profitability as Uster’s new recycling opening index guides spinners to the perfect blend

Recycling
Switzerland, 9th of June 2026 – Uster AFIS 6 now offers the key data for better decisions when...
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