Radici InNova’s patented process uses selective dissolution technology to treat mixed textile waste and recover both its ...

Chemical sorting can be utilized to selectively collect polyester from waste plastics and textiles. In the product stream, clean polyesters are obtained because the process eliminates colorants and ...

UCR chemical engineering researchers have completed construction of a pilot biomass processing facility that transforms ...

Today, one of the largest international problems is textile waste. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has estimated that each year over 15 million tons of textile waste ends up in ...

The towers of old clothes reach almost to the ceiling of the 200,000-square-foot hall. Forklifts rumble across the concrete floor, squeezing between the stacked bales of jeans, jackets, sweaters, and ...

Although present in much of the clothing we wear on a daily basis, elastane is incredibly difficult to recycle. Researchers at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) have uncovered a novel ...

According to one estimate, 66 percent of post-consumer textile waste ends up in landfills, 19 percent is combusted, and just 15 percent is recycled. Moreover, since the 1960s, the country has seen a ...

Is it possible to recover plastic recyclates from previously unused waste streams in order to produce high-quality fibers and ...

The Global Market for Next-Generation Natural Fibers 2026-2036 provides comprehensive analysis and forecasts for the rapidly expanding sustainable materials sector, covering plant ...