Patagonia’s goal: that 100% of its clothing either be made from recycled material or be recyclable. Right now, the company says 70% of its offerings are recyclable.

Step 3: Ship your recycled clothes (and get rewarded) When you’ve packed up your clothes for recycling, taking them to the post office is the only step that’s left.

New research conducted by the IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute aims to map out the value chain for the secondhand clothing trade and its impact from a circular economy perspective.

Just 1% of recycled clothes are turned back into new garments.While charity shops, textiles banks and retailer "take-back" schemes help to keep those donated clothes in wearable condition in ...

SCARBOROUGH, Ontario — Amid a worldwide glut of U.S. used clothes, Toronto businessmen like Farokh Gahadali have carved out a profitable niche. He and dozens of other immigrant entrepreneurs buy ...

Cloth handkerchiefs are back as people seek more sustainable ways to handle sneezes, putting an end to the times they were seen as old-fashioned and unhygienic - though take care when you wash and ...

Call it the Forever 21 effect, or fast fashion. Americans are buying, and discarding, clothes more quickly than ever. The average American throws 54 pounds of clothes and shoes into the trash each ...

The world's first commercial-scale textile recycling mill is a milestone in tackling fashion's colossal waste problem.