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Lund University

Textile Recycling / Viscose Production

8 March 2024

The new technique developed at Lund University could soon be a commercial proposition that instead produces viscose from recycled textiles—and therefore saves on valuable forest resources.

Researchers Find Way to Create Viscose, Not from Biomass, But Used Cotton Textiles

A team of researcher's at Lund University in Sweden have devised a technique whereby viscose can be created from used cotton textiles. This new process can save a lot of forest resources, and is also rather inexpensive.

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Textile Recycling / Europe Prospects

20 February 2023

3 minutes

Many actors promise large capacities within a few years, and together with the upcoming requirement of separate collection of textiles in 2025 in the EU, the textile sorting and recycling industry in Europe will most likely thrive moving forward.

Study Identifies Sorters and Recyclers in Europe; Finds Many Challenges; Predicts a Thriving Industry Ahead

The textile sorting and recycling industry in Europe will most likely thrive moving forward what with many actors promising large capacities within a few years, the impetus also with the upcoming requirement of separate collection of textiles in 2025 in the EU.

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Return to Sender / Fast Fashion

24 January 2023

3 minutes

According to industry data, the trend of returning items looks to be on the increase, something that might be explained by the fact that shipping returns back is usually free.

Bans or Fees Don't Work, Ending Fast Fashion Only Way to End Returns

The fast fashion setup incurring mass production of cheap goods that sometimes only last a single season, and the increase in the trend of returning wears is a business model fed by the depletion of natural resources, labour in poor countries and fossil resources. There is an urgent need to regulate product quality so that products last longer and can be repaired, according to a research.