Austrian technology provider says Redwave TEX is a sensor-based device that can sort clothing and fabric for recycling. Redwave describes its new TEX device as one that offers “a fully automated, ...

Today, one of the largest international problems is textile waste. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has estimated that each year over 15 million tons of textile waste ends up in ...

The organization says its NIR-SORT offering contains the molecular “fingerprints” of different kinds of textile fibers that can enable faster and more efficient sorting of fabrics at recycling ...

There are “three legs to the stool” when it comes to textile recycling—collection, sortation, and finally, the processes that turn waste into new, saleable product. Knowing this, recently launched ...

Chemical sorting can be utilized to selectively collect polyester from waste plastics and textiles. In the product stream, clean polyesters are obtained because the process eliminates colorants and ...

The apparel industry accounts for 10% of global carbon emissions. The annual amount of fiber production reached 113 million tons in 2021 * and the demand is increasing every year. However, almost 90% ...

DONGGUAN, China, Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- China's first fully automated textile waste sorting line has officially entered operation at Zhangjiagang Shanhesheng Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.

The European textile sector continues to operate on largely linear production models, with around 73 % of post-consumer ...

The Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University can look forward to two award winners in 2023: In his master’s thesis, ITA master’s graduate student Flávio André Marter Diniz developed ...

Global Clothing and Textile Recycling Market to Reach USD 20.2 Billion by 2031, Driven by Circular Economy Initiatives | Valuates Reports ...

Each year, the global fashion industry generates more than 200 billion pounds of textile waste, with fast fashion alone contributing to around 10% of global carbon emissions. Overproduction to satisfy ...