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James E Thomas

Senior Lecturer in Health Policy & Community Health Georgia Southern University
James E Thomas

James Thomas is a Lecturer in the Department of Department of Health Policy and Community Health at Georgia Southern University. He joined Georgia Southern in 2018.

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Upcycling Fashion / Drawbacks Analysis
Distinctiveness has a ceiling that few briefs account for, and understanding where that ceiling sits matters more than chasing novelty without any restraint.

The Design Instinct Upcycled Fashion Brands Need to Unlearn

  • Special Correspondent

30 June 2026
Leader Speak / Textile Chemistry Interview
The push to embed ecological performance into textile production requires chemistry that holds up under real industrial conditions, including shade consistency, throughput and process stability.

Brands Set Decarbonisation Targets and Expect Suppliers to Absorb the Cost

  • Subir Ghosh

15 June 2026
 
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Hemp Prospects / India Story Interview
Hemp's economic case is built not on replacing cotton but on outperforming linen, nylon, and wool in specific, commercially validated blend applications where cost and performance align.

Hemp Finds a Business Case and India Is Where It Will Be Tested

  • Richa Bansal

6 July 2026
Circularity Issues / EPR Schemes Report
Producer responsibility schemes are generating revenue across dozens of markets, but the recycling infrastructure that revenue was intended to build remains largely absent from the system it funds.

Fashion's Circular Economy Promise Collects the Money but Skips the System

  • Subir Ghosh

3 July 2026
 
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Denim Markets / India Growth Commentary
India’s denim sector reflects the transformation of a once domestic manufacturing base into a globally integrated production ecosystem supplying fabric and garments to international fashion markets.

Beyond the Blue Thread: India’s Expanding Footprint in the Global Denim Economy

  • Suketu Shah

10 March 2026
Solutions / Recycling Crisis / V Interview
Cetia can sort the garments by composition and colour to obtain a homogeneous deposit for processing, and then run this deposit through its automated unravelling line. This line enables mechanical unravelling. Another approach is to consider “intelligent” dismantling to deconstruct a garment. It is currently developing an intelligent dismantling line to separate the various textile fabrics from elements such as buttons, zips, etc., so that each element can be recycled in its proper recycling route.

Inside Cetia’s Breakthroughs in Shoe Dismantling and Textile Sorting Technologies

  • Subir Ghosh

5 June 2025