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Textile Recyclers Australia

Going Circular / Carpet Waste

14 November 2024

Concrete samples made with carpet fibres at RMIT University.

Australian Researchers Develop Crack-Resistant Concrete with Scrap Carpet Fibres

Technical textiles for construction sector can now use waste carpet material and other discarded textiles including clothing fabrics and firefighting uniforms to make concrete stronger. Field trials are on.

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Textile Waste / Colours

2 January 2024

With Australian state government funding support from Sustainability Victoria, Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) has developed a method to effectively recycle colour pigments from textile waste. The project builds on the concept which received the H&M Foundation Global Change Award in 2017.

And Now Colouring Polymers from Textile Waste

In a world-first, textile waste could soon be crushed and pummelled to develop pigments that could be used as colouring polymers.

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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