It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Alice Hazlehurst

Microfibre Pollution / New Findings

9 April 2024

2 minutes

Comparison of yarn hairiness for yarns of the same linear density (30 tex) and different spinning systems (ring or vortex). (A) PET-30-ring and (B) PET-30-vortex (images taken before laundering).

Manufacturing Choices Influence Microfibre Release in Textiles, Says New Research

There is an urgent need to specify the fabric knitting and yarn spinning systems as fibre composition and the yarn spinning system could play a major role in reducing microfibre release, says a new research.

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Microfibre Pollution / Fragmentation Test

6 November 2023

2 minutes

Over 40 delegates to the Textile Exchange conference embarked on a field trip to King's College London, where they were shown the TMC Test Method in action by PhD student Alice Hazlehurst. The TMC Test Method utilises James Heal’s Gyrowash to assist in measuring microfibres released from simulated domestic laundering.

First Public Demonstration of Fibre Fragmentation Test Held in UK

The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) along with specialist test instrument manufacturer James Heal conducted the first public demonstration of a test method for fibre fragmentation from fabric.

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Young India Fashion Survey 2025

Textile Recycling Expo

ITF Intertex Portugal 2025

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Tariffs and Seconds / SMART View Interview

If unfair trade barriers persist, there's the risk of seeing mountains of usable clothing pile up in the US, while markets abroad fill the gap with cheap, low-quality fast fashion that often results in more waste, not less. Keeping the second-hand clothing trade flowing freely is in everyone’s best interest: economically, socially, and environmentally. This is a moment to build smarter, fairer, and more circular global systems, not to shut them down.

Trade Barriers on Second-Hand Clothing Disrupt a Globally Significant Reverse Supply Chain

Subir Ghosh

24 April 2025

Circularity Narratives / Crystal International Interview

To support actions against climate crisis, Crystal International announced in March 2022 its commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. It is part of Forum for the Future's Enabling Systemic Circularity in Fashion project. Forum for the Future is a leading international sustainability organisation focused on enabling systemic and urgent action in three potentially game-changing areas.

Focus Should Be on Collective Responsibility that Foster Transparency and Shared Accountability

Subir Ghosh

17 April 2025