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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ECOTEC® by Marchi and Fildi announces new partners

September 24th, 2018

ECOTEC® smart cotton by Marchi & Fildi, widens its international reach with new partners that offer a range of products. The trademark represents high-quality 100 percent traceable yarns made in Italy, and a certified manufacturing process, which support the company’s contemporary values, such as as chemical safety and human health. The company says that, compared […]

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Cotton wins big in Space Challenge

May 2nd, 2018

Experimentation with cotton in the International Space Station (ISS) has received a big boost. The ISS cotton sustainability challenge program sponsored by Target Corp. and supported by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASS) recently selected three projects. Each project will receive up to a million dollar in funding supported by Target. […]

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