Textile Waste Archives - SustMeme

Close-up of orange and grey threads strung out of garment fragment.

April 4, 2024 Jim McClelland

Fibre reuse from old garments in circular workwear

News: Reusing fibres from worn-out garments to make new ones, a leading workwear manufacturer is pioneering a method of circular production.

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Image of dresses hung on clothes rack in garden, overlaid with text: 'Sustainable fashion report: Which countries are the most interested in dressing sustainably? And which actually recycle the most clothes?

July 6, 2022 Jim McClelland

Which countries are best for sustainable fashion?

News: Research reveals which countries show the most interest in sustainable fashion; but also which import and export most clothing waste.

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Cover image for interactive asset showing little girl about to start climbing ladder next to pile of clothes, with text "if we stacked up all the fashion landfill created in a 12-month period, how high up this ladder would you have to climb to the top?"

March 10, 2022 Jim McClelland

Fashion waste landfill piled high as the moon

News: Piled high, the volume of fashion waste sent to landfill worldwide every year is enough to reach up to the moon in less than 8 months.

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