by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | May 17, 2024 | Articles, Research/ Review Paper
Harshita Bhown Assistant Professor Department of Fashion & Textiles IIS (deemed to be University), Jaipur Abstract: The textile and apparel industry in India is a significant contributor to waste generation and environmental pollution. To address this issue,...
by TANVI_MUNJAL | Oct 23, 2023 | Apparel, Fashion & Retail, News & Insights
On The Road Again, a brand of upcycled bags and home goods is gaining recognition for its unique approach to sustainable fashion. The brainchild of Mary DiMouro, a lifelong resident of Hudson, Massachusetts, the brand repurposes materials that would otherwise end up...
by DIGITAL MEDIA EXECUTIVE | May 19, 2023 | Business & Policy
REVECOL® by ERCA is a ground-breaking invention that allows the whole textile industry to benefit from the upcycling of a vital waste product, such as used vegetable cooking oil. It is a new generation, complete, safe, certified, and high performance line of chemical...
by SaachiBhatia | Oct 2, 2020 | Textile Articles
During a year identified by most for its turmoil, textile artist Karen Richards spent several hours in her studio carefully collecting, cutting and spinning old denim clothing and converting it into stunning floor rugs to raise funds for suicide prevention...
by [email protected] | Sep 14, 2020 | News & Insights
Indian brands are patching up denim scrap to upcycle and create all-new designs. Along with other textiles and fabrics, denim is getting a new lease of life with upcycling. There are roughly three kinds of denim scrap—pre-production (what’s left after cutting for...
by Priyanka | Sep 7, 2020 | Articles, In-Depth Analysis, News & Insights, Sustainability
Bottega Veneta has recently launched a new line of handbags made from 100% recycled FSC-certified cardboard paper to keep up with the market of sustainable products. As demand for more eco-friendly apparel choices continues to rise, the Kering-owned luxury accessories...
by pprvallv | Aug 19, 2020 | Articles, In-Depth Analysis, Sustainability, Textile Articles
INTRODUCTION Coffee is one of the most popular and consumed beverages in the world, which leads to a high contents of solid residue known as spent coffee grounds (SCG). Spent coffee grounds are the waste product from brewing coffee, in the final stages of coffee...
by Priyanka | Aug 12, 2020 | News & Insights
Since 2019, Hong Kong residents have been taking their clothing items to a former textile mill building in Tsuen Wan. They can watch machines work to make their discarded clothing into brand new sweaters. The Garment-to-Garment (G2G) Recycle system cleans and shreds...
by Prachi | Aug 11, 2020 | Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
.Adidas and Parley for the Oceans have released a new version of a limited amount of the iconic running shoe for World Oceans Day. The iconic shoes are created by Ocean Plastic collected from the Maldives’ coastal areas. The shoe was produced using the most...
by Millionaires | Jul 7, 2020 | Articles, In-Depth Analysis, Sustainability, Textile Articles
Upcycling of Pre-consumer Textiles Waste Textile industry is among the most essential consumer goods industry. However, textile industry is accused of being one of the most polluting industries. Not only production but consumption of textiles also produces...
by Muthu | Jul 7, 2020 | Apparel, Fashion & Retail, Market Reports, News & Insights
Upcycling, also known as creative reuse, is the process of transforming by-products, waste materials, useless, or unwanted products into new materials or products of better quality and environment value. Designers have begun to use both industrial textile waste and...
