Shaw Industries Group, Inc. has enhanced its carpet reclamation and recycling program with the opening of its new Evergreen Ringgold facility, which can recycle nylon and polyester fiber. This ...

Polyester fibers are crafted through a process called polymerization. Polymerization transforms recycled plastic bottles into ...

These are topsy-turvy times for the nascent textile recycling industry. The clothing behemoth H&M Group has cofounded a textile recycling firm that promises to become a huge global producer just as ...

Lately, there’s been a lot of momentum around devising sustainable alternatives for things that we tend to take for granted. A Swedish grocery chain is swapping out plastic fruit labels for laser ...

Recycled polyester, widely promoted by global fashion brands as an environmentally friendly choice, may be worsening the microplastic pollution crisis, according to a new study released Wednesday. The ...

HIGH POINT — More than 3.4 million tons of carpets and rugs ended up as municipal solid waste in 2018, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Although 27% of these carpets and rugs are ...

As the Textile Exchange 2025 Recycled Polyester and Cotton Challenge comes to a close, Changing Markets Foundation has a rather horrifying ribbon to wrap up the multi-stakeholder organization's joint ...

Teijin Ltd., based in Tokyo, has announced that for the third consecutive year, it has produced an eco-friendly ”green carpet” made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles for the Tokyo ...

Clermont-Ferrand, France — Michelin Group and French biochemicals company Carbios SA are showing advanced tire sustainability by using polyester fibers from PET waste. Michelin said it had ...

CLERMONT-FERRAND, France—Michelin and French biochemicals company Carbios S.A. have advanced tire sustainability efforts with the development of polyester tire fibers from polyethylene terephthalate ...