Polyester textiles account for 2/3 of the global PET market of around 100 million tons. Only 13% of textile waste is currently recycled, and only 1% is recycled "fiber-to-fiber" 1,2 Carbios has ...

A new startup is revolutionizing how textile and plastic waste are recycled, cutting costs and improving efficiency.

Researchers have developed a way of recycling one of the most popular but environmentally problematic of fabrics: polyester. Their new method is simple, non-toxic for humans and the environment and, ...

A new chemical process separates mixed textile waste and produces components that can be reused (Sci. Adv. 2024, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado6827). After their lifetime of use, most discarded clothes ...

MADRID/LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Zara owner Inditex ITX.MC, the world's biggest clothing retailer, has agreed to invest in and buy recycled polyester from U.S. start-up Ambercycle, according to a ...

Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a new chemical process which upcycles polyesters, including PET in plastic bottles, to morpholine amide, a versatile and ...

The growing emphasis on environmental stewardship and the circular economy has accelerated interest in depolymerization catalysts — specialized materials that enable the efficient breakdown of ...

PET recycling innovator DePoly is set to launch a 500-tonne-per-year demonstration plant in Monthey, Switzerland, this summer. The facility will showcase DePoly's proprietary technology that ...

H&M Group, Vargas Holding and TPG Rise Climate have launched Syre, with the goal of providing recycled polyester yarn that’s equivalent in quality to virgin yarn but has less impact on the planet. The ...

Addressing the global plastic waste crisis has become more urgent than ever, as the majority of discarded plastics are still incinerated for energy recovery, contributing to pollution, while only a ...