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Why H&M is turning away from polyester recycled from bottles

GreenBiz

The fashion industry has found a circular solution to its textile recycling problem.

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Adidas and H&M join project to scale circular fashion and recycled fibers

GreenBiz

Adidas and H&M join project to scale circular fashion and recycled fibers. Finally, sustainable fashion platform Fashion for Good has been tasked with leading stakeholder co-operation and communications efforts, with branding support from Finland's Aalto University and Infinited Fiber Company. "The Michael Holder.

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Bio-recycling gets fashionable with enzymes that will eat your shoes

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French startup Carbios recently signed an agreement with On, Patagonia, Puma and Salomon meant to accelerate the commercialization of its bio-recycling technology for textiles.

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Piki Poma's conscious fashion line uses 100% recycled fibers

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Clothing company Piki Poma’s founders, sisters Mirna Litovic and Ida Babic, both come from a fashion design background. Last year in 2020, Litovic and Babic decided to begin creating natural and eco-friendly bags, shoes and clothing made using sustainable, cutting edge materials (including 100% recycled fibers).

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Scaling circular fashion in North America: Part 1

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Scaling circular fashion in North America: Part 1. What could a circular fashion industry look like in 2050? Part one of this two-part session explores what the circular fashion industry of 2050 has in store. But where there’s inefficiency, there’s often opportunity. Cory Skuldt, Associate Director, Corporate Citizenship.

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Booming secondhand clothing sales could help curb the sustainability crisis in fashion

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Booming secondhand clothing sales could help curb the sustainability crisis in fashion. A massive force is reshaping the fashion industry: secondhand clothing. While fast fashion is expected to continue to grow 20 percent in the next 10 years, secondhand fashion is poised to grow 185 percent. Hyejune Park.

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A closed loop fashion system requires scaling solutions now, not later

GreenBiz

A closed loop fashion system requires scaling solutions now, not later. The fashion industry is damaging to the planet — it's responsible for 10 percent of the world's carbon emissions. That’s one reason why addressing the environmental impacts of the fashion industry will require multiple solutions to be at play at the same time. .

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