Syre expands Target partnership to advance its textile recycling

May 26th, 2026

Textile impact company Syre has announced an expanded collaboration with Target Corp. to accelerate the adoption of next-generation recycled materials across retail at scale. Through this work, Syre will support Target in advancing the integration of textile-to-textile recycled polyester into high-volume categories like apparel and home, bringing more sustainable options to consumers over time. This […]

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Recovering critical materials from clothing 

April 27th, 2026

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Ames National Laboratory and the Critical Materials Innovation (CMI) Hub announced the launch of a collaboration with tech giant Amazon to advance technologies that recover and recycle critical materials, aimed at driving materials circularity and improving U.S. supply chain resilience. According to the DOE, the new collaboration will bring […]

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Textile waste to wealth

January 13th, 2025

Using fiber waste to make new yarn for clothing production. Photo: AI generated. © Dzmitry Auramchik/ Dreamstime.com. According to the United Nations’ Environment Programme, cities globally are expected to produce 2.2 billion tons of waste each year by 2025. Given the economic, environmental and health impacts of waste, it is important for the textile industry to […]

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