Call it the Forever 21 effect, or fast fashion. Americans are buying, and discarding, clothes more quickly than ever. The average American throws 54 pounds of clothes and shoes into the trash each ...

“I’m looking forward to the day when it is normal to turn in your old, favorite T-shirt into a store, then pick up a recycled shirt made from other people’s old favorite shirts,” says Michael ...

The world's first commercial-scale textile recycling mill is a milestone in tackling fashion's colossal waste problem. On the Swedish coast of the Baltic Sea, in the city of Sundsvall – home to the ...

Many recyclers will accept torn%2C worn or stained clothes Nearly half of donations are sold for reuse%2C mostly overseas Businesses are placing collection bins in parking lots and gas stations ...

Wondering what to do with old clothes? Before tossing them in the trash, consider clothes recycling. Your outdated and discarded wardrobe could end up like the 2.5 million tons of textiles that were ...

Old clothes turn up in plenty of places – the hamper, the bottom of a closet, behind the washing machine. They're also found in the next-generation Ford Focus, though in different and more useful ...

Girlfriend Collective, the activewear brand that makes its garments from recycled plastic bottles, has developed a programme to collect its used garments from customers and turn them into new ones.

Open your closets and drawers, pull out your old clothes and recycle them. That’s the message at the SMART convention being held today at the Hotel Del Coronado. SMART is an acronym for Secondary ...

When it comes to clothing, being both environmentally-conscious and fashion-conscious can be tricky – the one emphasizes reusing and recycling, while the other is all about casting things off as soon ...

An annual campaign that encourages people to buy pre-loved items over new ones, Second Hand September is a great initiative to help you move away from fast fashion. It's also a good time to consider ...