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

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Recycling Textiles / Battery Prospects

27 May 2023

The Mattress Recycling Council operates statewide mattress recycling programmes in California, Connecticut and Rhode Island in the US. Collectively, these programmes have recycled over 12 million mattresses till date.

Recycled Mattress Textiles Can Be Used in New Batteries for EVs

A successful three-year study conducted at the Pittsburgh State University in the US has found that recycled mattress materials, specifically non-woven textiles, be used for rechargeable energy storage devices such as supercapacitors and batteries.

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Young India Fashion Survey 2025

Textile Recycling Expo

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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

Pioneering Change / Earth Protex Interview

The focus at Earth Protex remains its Tex2Tex technology and business scope, which specifically targets textile-to-textile recycling of polyester. Its Thermo-Mechanical Reactor recycling technology enables easy and scalable recycling of polyester textiles. In pic: The Ganni collection

Material Science at Crossroads: The Disconnect between Scientists and Creative Industries

Richa Bansal

24 March 2025