LAGOS (Reuters) - Marcellina Akpojotor weaves past thumping sewing machines, and leaves a Lagos shop with a bag brimming with discarded fabric. The colourful pieces, which would typically be burned or ...

Ordinary-looking fabric can be used to filter out and destroy incredibly toxic materials, even when they’re only present in tiny amounts, according to new research. Ordinary-looking fabric can be used ...

COVID-19 worsened the textile waste crisis. Now it's time for the fashion industry to address this spiraling problem, say Geoffrey Jones and Shelly Xu. COVID-19 has broken fashion’s supply chain. As a ...

The discovery could see waste plastic bags being turned into sportswear. Due to its structure, fabric spun from polyethylene could keep a wearer cool by allowing heat to escape, but it's been largely ...

Reduce waste by giving your used materials new life. To make fabric twine, twist long pieces of scrap fabric together. Place the scraps side by side, then fold one over the other and pull it so it’s ...

India is one of the largest contributors of tailoring waste, as bespoke tailoring is popular Nobody has data on the amount of textile waste generated in Tamil Nadu but one just needs to visit dump ...