Recycling

A study by scientists at Brunel University London is studying some microorganisms and their plastic-degrading enzymes which could be engineered to have even better activity.

Wood-based specialty fibres major Lenzing Group has launched the Lenzing Ecovero with Refibra technology which identifies the fibre at every stage of the supply chain, ensuring traceability and transparency, and empowering brands and retailers to enable consumers to make informed purchases.

In what could be a game-changing research, a bunch of young chemists from Europe promise to revolutionise sustainability in the apparel industry by breaking down the polyester in polyester-cotton blended garments while preserving the cotton fibres.

The UK, in a policy decision, has reiterated the critical importance that repair-reuse-recycle will play in supporting the move towards more circular living.

There is currently a lack of information regarding the materials waste produced across Bangladesh’s textile and apparel industry production chain. And a prerequisite for keeping its buyers as also the market, the country urgently needs to reduce carbon emissions by 2030 using recycled materials.

The Finnish city of Lahti, some 100-odd km to the north of capital Helsinki, has made stupendous progress through its incentive-based collection of textile waste, and has now launched a design competition on how to tackle discarded textiles.

The Denim Deal Monitor 2022 says there is a positive development in the increase in application of post-consumer recycled cotton in denim garments and jeans, with 7 of the 8 participating brands and retailers aiming for higher targets than the 5%-PCR-content in the coming years.

Lenzing and Södra are pooling their decades-long experience, knowledge and technology to develop the OnceMore process under a project, which will receive €10 million in funding from the European Union. The joint project will make a significant contribution to the EU’s action plan for circularity.

The UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT) is working towards a blueprint to innovate, combine and advance existing and new supporting technologies to overcome current barriers to materials circularity.

Researchers at the Manchester Metropolitan University are working to find a way to make sustainable, water-absorbent fabrics at home by using bacterial cellulose (BC) — a biodegradable, biomaterial.