Circularity

Recycling a fabric’s component materials could soon be a reality as researchers have found a way to separate blended cotton and polyester fabric using enzymes.

Circular fashion company Circ has raised $25 million in Series B extension funding.

Materials science company Pangaia has launched its first denim product — an oversized jacket — made entirely from cotton textile waste.

Sorting and recycling could be more effective if a tag made of photonic fibres is woven into the fabric. A team of researchers has done just that and is now evaluating ways to move forward with the commercialisation of the technology.

Saamuhika Shakti is a collective impact initiative wherein nine organisations have joined forces to enable informal wastepickers have greater agency to lead secure and dignified lives. The initiative has also caught the attention of the fashion industry looking for recycled plastic.

A comprehensive directory of textile recyclers from 27 countries has been released by nonprofit Accelerating Circularity in a bid to create new supply chains and business models to turn spent textiles into mainstream raw materials.

Fashion for Good innovators TIPA Corp and Greenhope are pilot testing their bio-based innovative bags for key performance and quality properties such as transparency, durability and longevity, as alternatives to conventional single-use polybags.

UK's largest circular fashion enabler, Advanced Clothing Solutions (ACS), has partnered with Circularity Capital, with an investment of £10 million to meet its expansion plans.

Ireland’s Circuléire initiative that aims to assist manufacturers and their supply chains to switch from linear to circular business models, has been extended with additional funding of €1.5million.

A roadmap has been worked out to develop Circular Fashion Ecosystems in the UK in a bid for change that will benefit both the planet and people, creating thriving city-level circular fashion ecosystems that meet the needs of industry.