But one fashion entrepreneur has patented a process to turn old clothes into pulp, which in turn can be made into new garments. Patrik Lundstrom, a 52-year-old from Sweden, is CEO of Re:newcell ...

This startup wants to scale up a process for turning old clothes and PET plastic bottles back into raw materials. That means new threads made from old ones, without using virgin cotton or oil ...

A new factory operated by Renewcell, a textile recycling company in Sweden, is the first step in turning old clothes into new, high-quality fashion. About a half-dozen start-ups around the world ...

Figuring out how to reuse old clothes in a garden just needs some lateral thinking. There are tons of ways to repurpose old ...

But old clothing isn’t like most other recyclable and reusable items. With all the variations in style, quality and condition, no two pieces of old clothing are the same.

Not all closet cast-offs are destined for the dump. Try these Earth-friendly alternatives to tossing old clothes and other textiles so they don't end up in a landfill. The post How to Recycle Old ...

Limited Recycling Options . Clothing can be torn apart and remade into other types of clothes, which some fashion designers specialize in — especially when it comes to expensive and particularly ...

But after clothing has been used, just 1% of it is recycled in a way that means it can be turned into other clothes. Much of what’s left ends up in landfill or is burned.

When old clothes arrive at Brightfiber, its optical sorting machine uses near-infrared light to detect a garment’s material and color, and then separates the stream into 90 different combinations.

As we head into fashion month, we’re taking a step forward to also highlight the impact of our clothing with The Last Stop, a package emphasizing the long journey of our discarded clothing and ...

When old clothes arrive at Brightfiber, its optical sorting machine uses near-infrared light to detect a garment’s material and colour, and then separates the stream into 90 different combinations.