I'm a follower of Eco Textile News for all of their Eco-textile related goodness. Ecotextile news magazine write news from across the globe concerning the textile industry and clothing supply chain.
Below I've listed some choice cuts from their recent news.
VARGÖN, SWEDEN – A new pilot textile recycling facility in Sweden, which aims to turn used textiles into fibres good enough for spinning and re-use in clothing, has finally been given the go-ahead. It is hoped the plant can be scaled up to take textile waste from Scandinavian retailers such as H&M and IKEA for up-cycling into new clothes through the regeneration of cotton and viscose fabrics.
BOLOGNA – Italian synthetic textile yarn supplier RadiciGroup has launched a new range of 100% post-consumer recycled polyester yarns for the sportswear and medical sectors that are available in a variety of counts, colours and lustres or as solution dyed yarn that have been sourced in Europe from bottle collection to yarn spinning.
RIO DE JANEIRO – In the wake of the recent Rio +20 UN Summit, Osklen, one of Brazil’s top fashion brands has teamed up with the Italian government, through Corrado Clini, the Italian Minister of Environment, to develop a new project that aims to develop cutting-edge, sustainable textiles and clothing.
MILAN – Green Carpet Challenge (GCC) founder Livia Firth will team up with British TV presenter, Observer journalist and author Lucy Siegle to host a special session at this year’s RITE Group conference on sustainable textiles in London on October 10th.
NEW YORK - Apparel manufacturer VDS Group has introduced a policy of 100% water treatment and reuse for its LEED Platinum certified factory Vintage Denim Studio Limited in Bangladesh.
HONG KONG – Crystal Group, one of the world’s leading garment manufacturers has received two awards for environmental excellence including its Chinese denim mill Zhong Shan Yida Apparel, which is capable of recycling 80 per cent of its treated water as the company reveals plans for zero water discharge at this factory.
~ Ecotextile News
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LONDON - Right here in London I'm enjoying the work of Reclaim to Wear; an upcycling haven.
RTW utilises the fashion industry's surplus such as stock, remnants and off-cuts, recycling and reintroducing the textiles back into the market as a new, upcycled product.
Designers and retailers are welcomed to collaborate with Reclaim to Wear to create 'zero waste' collections. The waste from the textile industry is maintained with sustainable methods with Reclaim to Wear's ethos.
Reclaim to Wear recently collaborated with Topshop, creating a debut upcycled capsule collection made entirely from discarded materials. It launched on the 15th of June.
'This is the first step towards the creation of zero waste design collections. The Topshop team's commitment to new sustainable solutions will lead to the reconsidering of consumption versus disposal versus disposal throughout the whole fashion industry supply chain.' ~ Topshop Reclaim to Wear
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| Topshop Reclaim to Wear, launched June 15th 2012 |
What measures are being taken where you are, to reduce textile waste?
