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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, was dissatisfied with wool ... fabric with recycled content, researching biodegradable fabrics, and looking into combining synthetic fibers and hemp.

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 ...

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 ...

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

There was little prior experience with recycled wool, posing a challenge in terms of the stability of the yarn which now had to be guaranteed with much shorter fibers. To produce the desired ...