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An international research project has revealed the highest levels of microplastic ever recorded on the seafloor, with up to 1.9 million pieces in a thin layer covering just one square metre. Over 10 million...
Every time you wash clothes, you are releasing microplastics into the sea, but we know little about the amount and distribution of such material from different types of textile. Research scientists are now working...
A Swiss university is teaming up with Texaid to develop new methods for reusing old textiles. They could be turned into carpets or noise insulation to close the textile cycle further. Texaid collects some...
IT giant HP has announced that it is investing $200 million in the next generation of water-based print solutions for corrugated packaging and textiles. HP is making a substantial investment in its efforts to...
Until now, most sustainable materials designed for the fashion industry aren’t truly sustainable, with their high water footprint and even higher costs. Fungi- or bacteria-based textile materials provide an exciting – and disruptive –...
MIT and the Fashion Institute of Technology have joined forces to create advanced functional fabrics such as biodegradable footwear and active textiles. For the second consecutive year, students from MIT and the Fashion Institute...
Two research projects have succeeded in making elastic textile fibers based on CO2, whereby partly replacing crude oil as a raw material. The elastic fibers are made with a chemical component that consists in...
British researchers have found a much higher percentage of ‘natural’ fibres than microplastic fibres in freshwater and atmospheric samples in the UK, raising the question of whether enough is known about the environmental impact...
Younger adults from ages 18-34 are far less likely to throw old clothes into the rubbish bin than older adults, finds a University of Missouri study. But with more than 14 million tonnes of...
Wyss Institute researchers are using bacterial biofilms to produce new self-healing materials and bioprocessing technologies that could one day be used to clean up polluted rivers or manufacture new medicines. Biofilms are communities of...
Global water shortages will have a negative impact on economies around the world, including in wealthy countries such as Germany and eslewhere in Europe, according to a WWF study released in the lead up...
