This is because inside the facility 100 textile looms drum noisily, weaving unique - and much in demand - synthetic fabrics that look and feel like cotton and linen. Polyester and nylon may have a ...

Following the results of a new study commissioned by Eastman, researchers advocate for a more circular approach to handling PET plastic and polyester textiles. A combination of methods could ...

Textile brand Kvadrat has worked with designer Teruhiro Yanagihara to launch its first recycled polyester textile made of waste fabric instead of the usual plastic bottles.

More information: Tong Yang et al, Oligomers are a major fraction of the released submicrometre particles released during washing of polyester textiles, Nature Water (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44221 ...

The UK creates more than 0.5 million tonnes of polyester textile waste a year, the project said. Project Re:claim's Majonne Frost called it "the future of fashion". "When your favourite jumper is ...