A new study from Nepal is highlighting an alarming source of pollution in one of the country's most ecologically and culturally important rivers — and fast fashion isn't helping. The Kathmandu Post ...

Most individuals are unaware that post-consumer textile pollution is a serious public health hazard and an issue of tremendous environmental racism that disproportionately affects communities in the ...

Innovative programme will promote cleaner production techniques in the Buyuk Menderes river basin With the Buyuk Menderes river facing increasing water risks, WWF-Turkey and the South Aegean ...

Natural fibers promoted as sustainable alternatives to plastic, including cotton and wool, have been found preserved in a U.K. lake for more than a century—challenging assumptions that they quickly ...

A newly established research hub in North East England will explore the extent and environmental impact of microfibre loss from textiles. A newly established research hub in North East England will ...

Women collect important items from Nairobi River that passes through the Korogocho slum area. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] Kenya produces between 0.5 million and 1.3 million tonnes of plastic waste ...

On a sunny September afternoon in Manhattan, a couple of days before the start of Climate Week NYC, a Sourcing Journal reporter went hunting for a mound of textile waste. This was trickier than she ...

Microplastics, plastics less than 5 millimeters in length, are becoming a growing concern due to their ubiquity and persistence in the environment and potential effects on ecological and human health.

Textile waste like cotton is barely recycled in China, where fast fashion reigns Only about 20% of China's textiles are recycled, according to the Chinese government—and almost all of that is cotton.

The world produces over 92 million tons of textile waste annually, much of it made from synthetic materials that can linger for centuries. Add to that the surge in wearable electronics—smartwatches, ...

The largest textile recycling cluster globally, Panipat contributes exports of around ₹30,000 crore and provides employment to more than 4 lakh people, nearly a third of whom are women. However, the ...