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Fashion Recycled / Worn Again

24 March 2026

 6 minutes

The Future of Fashion Waste Hinges on Scaling Solutions for Blended Materials

The move from controlled experimentation to industrial validation marks a turning point, where recycling technologies must prove consistency, adaptability, and economic relevance under real-world operational conditions.

Blended textiles have long resisted viable recycling pathways, limiting circularity ambitions across the apparel sector. Toby Moss Chief Commercial Officer of Worn Again Technologies discusses how an operational accelerator plant marks a transition from controlled experimentation to industrial validation, while exposing the economic, material, and system-level challenges that must be resolved for textile-to-fibre recycling to scale.

  • Subir Ghosh
 Interview
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Textile Recovery / Summit Report / I Feature
The gap between what EPR legislation promises and what existing infrastructure can deliver is not a technical problem. It is a diagnostic one, rooted in how policymakers have chosen to define the boundaries of the system.

Legislation Is Rewriting Rules for a System It Does Not Understand

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Circular Design / Variloom Approach Interview
The convergence of digital systems and textile production reflects a broader shift in how materials are conceptualised, moving from fixed processes towards programmable, adaptable design frameworks.

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  • Subir Ghosh

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CIRCULARITY / RECYCLING / SECONDS / WASTE
Circular economy policies often rely on analytical models that translate limited datasets into estimates of environmental and economic impact.

Evidence, Assumptions and Uncertainty Shape California’s Textile EPR Debate

California’s attempt to build a large-scale textile recovery system is unfolding with limited precedents and incomplete data. Julie Cerenzia, Director at Cascadia Consulting, explains how the modelling behind the SB 707 debate draws on international comparisons, industry assumptions and evolving market realities to estimate the environmental and economic potential of diverting textile waste.

Subir Ghosh
 
FLASHPOINT: CLIMATE
Decarbonisation / AII Benchmark
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Lack of Clear Energy Performance Standards Slows Fashion Decarbonisation, New Industry Benchmark Framework Indicates

  • Staff Writer
 Update

13 March 2026

The Apparel Impact Institute (AII) has launched the Energy and Carbon Benchmark, a new tool designed to measure energy use and emissions across textile manufacturing processes. Developed with industry partners, it establishes process-level metrics to compare facilities, track performance over time, and guide collective decarbonisation efforts across the global fashion supply chain.

China Trends / Growth Story
Urban households generated substantially higher carbon emissions than rural households due to significantly higher clothing consumption levels.

Household Demand and Exports Drove Most of China’s Textile Emissions Growth, New Sector Analysis Finds

  • Staff Writer
 Update

3 March 2026

China’s textile and apparel industry emissions were driven largely by household consumption and exports between 2000 and 2018, according to new modelling research. The study found that integrating renewable energy adoption with expanded clothing recycling could curb long-term emissions growth across interconnected supply chains while supporting continued industrial development.

 
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FOCUS: COTTON
Microscopic analysis of mulberry silk fibres indicates that their distinctive performance characteristics stem from a unique natural architecture combining triangular cross-sections and smooth protein surfaces.

Mulberry Silk’s Triangular Fibre Structure Produces Its Signature Soft Lustre and Optical Glow, Scientific Report Shows

A scientific report has examined the microscopic structure and physicochemical properties of mulberry silk, explaining why the fibre displays distinctive lustre, smoothness and skin compatibility. Using microscopy and biomedical research, the analysis describes how silk’s natural microstructure influences optical reflection, friction behaviour, moisture absorption and potential applications in textiles, beauty and biomedical materials.

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Toby Moss
Toby Moss
Chief Commercial Officer
Worn Again Technologies
The Worn Again process has been designed from the start to process polycottons, which are a cornerstone fabric in modern clothes, but also some of the hardest to recycle. We also provide a unique solution to the market, which is the solvent based recycling approach. This approach is able to selectively target key materials, in this case polyester and cotton, in a way that other technologies are not.
MORE: The Future of Fashion Waste Hinges on Scaling Solutions for Blended Materials

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Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh
Chief Marketing Officer
Birla Cellulose
By creating a consistent, uniform blend at the fibre stage rather than the fabric stage. This engineering ensures smooth processing and retains the softness, strength, and premium hand-feel of traditional MMCFs, even with up to 50% recycled content.
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The Power of Storytelling, Community and Leather’s Next Chapter

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