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

City University of Hong Kong

Circularity / Plastic Waste

29 March 2022

The plastics in commonly used, discardable items, like cups, bowls, plates, packing materials, and grocery bags, do not naturally decompose easily. Over time, the continued accumulation of waste plastics in the environment could prove fatal for animals on land and in the sea.

New method recycles plastic waste into highly functional textile

A team of researchers in Hong Kong have developed a highly functional textile from recycled common plastic waste.

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Young India Fashion Survey 2025

Textile Recycling Expo

ITF Intertex Portugal 2025

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Dirty Cotton / Brazil Scandal Commentary

It took UK nonprofit Earthsight’s investigators a year to analyse satellite images, court rulings, shipment records and going undercover at global trade shows to trace nearly a million tonnes of tainted cotton from some of the most notorious estates in Brazil to clothing manufacturers in Asia.

Better Cotton Remains in Denial a Year after Brazil Scandal Investigation by Earthsight

Subir Ghosh

7 April 2025

Footwear Markets / New Trade Disorder / IV Feature

The average effective tariff rate on both footwear and apparel is over five times higher than on all other US imports.

‘Cruel’ April Heaps Tariffs, A Pause; Global Footwear Industry Feels Clobbered

Richa Bansal

10 April 2025