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Microfibre Pollution / Pods

18 March 2024

 7 minutes
A bill dubbed “Pods Are Plastic”—proposed a ban on dishwashing and laundry detergent pods coated in polyvinyl alcohol, or PVA, a type of plastic that disintegrates when submerged in water. Laundry and soap companies have long argued that the PVA coating is totally safe and 100% biodegradable, but proponents of the bill say that neither of those claims is true.

Detergent Pods Are Only the Start of Clothing’s Microplastic Pollution Problem

The Pods Are Plastic bill faces uncertain prospects in the New York City Council. If it does pass, however, it will only go a short way toward mitigating laundry-related microplastic pollution.

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  • Joseph Winters
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Event Roundup / EU Green Week Report
This year’s theme at the EU Green Week from 3-5 June, ‘Circular Solutions for a Competitive EU’ – emphasised the 3 Cs: Clean, Competitive, and Circular.

EU Green Week 2025 Signals Shift from Circular Economy Policy to Action

  • Tom Voege

9 June 2025
Cotton Crisis / Pakistan Status Analysis
The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) and All-Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) have time and again warned that the current tax structure makes domestic cotton unviable, forcing mills to rely increasingly on cheaper imported alternatives. Industry insiders fear that during the crop year 2025–26, cotton ginning and textile sectors may operate at less than 50% of their total production capacity.

Pakistan's Cotton Sector Faces Imminent Collapse as Government Scrambles for Solutions

  • Special Correspondent

5 June 2025
 
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Event Roundup / TRE 2025 Commentary
The inaugural edition of the Textiles Recycling Expo, held at Brussels Expo, a central and accessible venue for a topic so closely tied to European policy initiatives and industrial strategy, managed to gather a broad spectrum of participants, from textile brands and recycling technology providers to EU policymakers, NGOs, and governmental institutions.

Textiles Recycling Expo 2025 Sets the Tone for Europe’s Circular Textile Future

  • Sebastian Schmidt

11 June 2025
Decarbonisation / Bangladesh Status Interview
The 583MW Summit Meghnaghat II power plant. Bangladesh’s evolving decarbonisation journey presents opportunities to advance its apparel and textile industry while creating quality jobs.

Decarbonisation or Decline: The Crossroads Facing Bangladesh’s Garment Export Sector

  • Subir Ghosh

10 June 2025
 
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Obituary / Issey Miyake Feature
Issey Miyake held his first show in New York in 1971 and in Paris in 1973. He integrated technology with tradition, exploring Japanese aesthetics and the uncut, untailored garment. He also commissioned high-tech textiles that influenced fashion around the world.

Issey Miyake Changed the Way We Saw, Wore and Made Fashion

  • Peter McNeil

13 August 2022
Beyond COVID / Fashion Enterprise Interview
In 2019, Fashion Enterprise built their brand new 6,500 sq m factory in Ho Chi Minh City which is equipped with state-of-the-art machinery, combining fully fashioned knitting and cut and sew production. This allows them to develop and produce mixed media fashion faster with a higher finish quality.

Vietnamese manufacturer, aided by buyer, bucked the pandemic distress

  • Subir Ghosh

25 March 2022
 
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