For years, the company has been buying recycled fibers from the small number of mills that source old garments from around the world to recycle the wool and cotton fibers within them. But this ...

Different fibers have different capacities for recycling. Natural fibers such as wool or cotton can be recycled mechanically. In this process the fabric is shredded and re-spun into yarn ...

and nylon to recycled wool, cotton, cashmere and even recycled down feathers. There are also branded recycled fibers, like Circulose,” Cline says. Caspelich says to avoid non-recycled polyesters ...

In Fernbridge, a tiny town on California’s northern coast, a new wool mill is spinning to life. It’s part of a goal to revive ...

Hemp fiber is the remaining material after hemp ... It’s made primarily from a blend of recycled wool and polyester. This is a looser fitting sock, providing more wiggle room than the snugger ...

Recover partners with TextileGenesis to pilot Fibercoin tech, boosting traceability of recycled cotton and polycotton for EU ...

A point of contention within the fiber-based packaging industry is whether virgin fiber or 100% recycled fiber is more sustainable. At first glance, it might seem that using only recycled fiber ...

The Woolmark Company hopes its new recycled wool sub-brand will help to extend the fibre’s use in the value chain. Credit: Woolmark. The Woolmark Company’s managing director explained wool is the most ...

Lab tests have reportedly shown that even when the enhanced paper contains just 30% textile fiber, it's still significantly stronger than packaging paper made purely from recycled-paper fiber.