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A new study from Nepal is highlighting an alarming source of pollution in one of the country's most ecologically and culturally important rivers — and fast fashion isn't helping. The Kathmandu Post ...

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Timo Rissanen, a fashion and textiles researcher, and associate professor at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, said it is technically possible for the fashion industry to combat the ...

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Washington University researchers developed recyclable protein fibers designed to reduce textile waste and biodegrade if shed ...

Does microfiber pollution need a rebrand—again? The moniker, used to describe the maelstrom of textile bits that slough off clothing after it’s been buffeted around by a vigorous laundry cycle, was ...

The textile industry produces a substantial portion of the world's waste, with only about 12% of fiber materials ending up in ...

Most individuals are unaware that post-consumer textile pollution is a serious public health hazard and an issue of tremendous environmental racism that disproportionately affects communities in the ...

When the small plane he was riding in flew over a closed textile factory several months ago, Bill Stangler saw two slime-covered waste lagoons on the edge of the Broad River north of Columbia. The ...