Millions of tons of fabric waste are sent to incinerators or landfills every year, where they can release climate-warming ...

Although unusable clothing and footwear may no longer be thrown in with household waste as of this year and must instead be ...

Waste colonialism is an under-recognized yet far too prevalent practice, whereby developed nations export millions of tons of ...

New rules seek to address one of the modern economy's most pressing workers' rights and climate issues, writes John Hearne ...

As the world marks the International Day of Zero Waste 2025, environmental advocacy groups Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives ... the guise of second-hand clothing donations.

While landfill and incineration harm the environment ... A large chunk of the remaining untreated clothing waste is shipped from Europe to countries in Asia or Africa, said a 2023 briefing by the ...

Researchers are experimenting with using static electricity and other techniques to separate the components of hard-to-recycle mixed fabrics.

The initiative—which was founded in 2022 in partnership with Cotton Council International and Cotton Incorporated—aims to add ...

The programme was organised in collaboration with the Association of Scrap and Waste Pickers under the aegis of the Global Alliance for Incineration ... the enormous clothing materials that ...

There are thousands of Sneaker Impact drop-off locations in gyms, specialty sneaker stores and run clubs around the United ...