The state Department of Environmental Conservation estimates the market value of discarded clothing is nearly $130 million and recycling efforts could create more than 1,000 jobs in the state. U.S.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the industry awaits legislation to advance textile recycling, the circular actors continue to forge ahead. Worn Again ...

These are topsy-turvy times for the nascent textile recycling industry. The clothing behemoth H&M Group has cofounded a textile recycling firm that promises to become a huge global producer just as ...

The image is split vertically down the middle. On the left side, a tube spits out discarded clothes onto a pile of other discarded clothes in a landfill. On the right side, the pump spits clothes out ...

Austin, Feb. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Textile Recycling Market size is valued at USD 6.34 Billion in 2025 and is expected to reach USD 9.94 Billion by 2033 and grow at a CAGR of 5.79% over the ...

SuperCircle is chipping away at its goal to divert more than 1 billion textile products from landfills by 2030.

Globally, it is estimated that 85 percent of textile materials end up in landfills—equating to millions of tons per year in landfilled material in the U.S. alone. According to Amelia Trumble, ...

Achieving circularity in textiles is an increasingly important topic on the industry agenda. However, at the present moment, this industry is still largely dominated by a linear business model, ...

Recycling old clothes isn’t always straightforward, but there are programs that are making it so much easier to keep apparel, shoes and accessories from ending up in landfills. Ahead, I delve into the ...

A semi-industrial demonstration unit in Japan is claimed to have processed several tens of tonnes of polyester-rich ...

National Harbor, Md. — It's well understood in the recycling business that the flow of discarded PET bottles into clothing and carpeting is currently a one-way street. PET water and soda bottles can ...