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

Steffan Kvist Kristensen

Recycling Textiles / Elastane Blends

17 January 2024

Today, it is almost impossible to recycle clothes woven with mixed fibres. Sportswear, for example, are most often made of a mixture of elastane, which gives the clothes stretch and a tight fit, and either cotton, merino wool or nylon.

New Technology Developed in Denmark to Separate Elastane from Nylon

The ever-growing textile industry has a few recycling options for waste fabrics to keep end-of-use clothing articles within the value chain. Experiments showcase a new technology that can separate fibres in mixed fabrics.

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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

Denim Finishing / EIM Report Interview

Environmental Impact Measuring (EIM) combines user input with strict benchmarking and automated calculations. To ensure data integrity, it uses a dual system: an accreditation programme for users and third-party validation by GoBlu International.

Future Lies in Hybrid Models Where High-Level LCAs Are Supplemented by Granular Data

Subir Ghosh

2 May 2025