The year saw recycled polyester stalled, while cotton held value-though forensic DNA tracking redrew the line between claims ...

Polyester and nylon clothing, being plastic-based, shed micro- and nanoplastics that carry hormone-disrupting chemicals, and wearing these synthetic fabrics can interfere with the body’s hormonal ...

The Tenfold Clothing company makes T-shirts from recycled plastic bottles. The company, which started in Portland, Ore. in 2017, has been moved to the Jamestown area because the owner, Mike Johnson, ...

Less than 10 percent of the 380 million metric tons of annually produced plastics are currently recycled in the US, creating a global environmental threat caused by plastic production and the ...

Recycled polyester has been promoted as fashion’s environmental redemption arc. Turning plastic bottles into clothing ...

Brands like Rothy’s and Patagonia sell products made from recycled fabrics, which are almost entirely made of plastic waste. A growing cohort of industry players believe long-term sustainability is ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - With Army funding, scientists invented a way to make compostable plastics break down within a few weeks with just heat and water. This advance will potentially solve ...

Scientists invented a way to make compostable plastics break down within a few weeks with just heat and water. This advance will potentially solve waste management challenges at forward operating ...

Scientists have developed a new method to break down plastic waste, using moisture from the air. By exposing a common type of plastic to an inexpensive catalyst and leaving it exposed to ambient air, ...

Biodegradable plastics have been advertised as one solution to the plastic pollution problem bedeviling the world, but today's "compostable" plastic bags, utensils and cup lids don't break down during ...

Unlike standard mechanical recycling, which “downcycles” plastic into a lower-quality material, the enzymatic process makes it possible to recycle a bottle into a material that’s equal in quality to ...

Scientists developed a new method for breaking down one of the most common plastics to a byproduct that can be upcycled into more valuable materials. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...