So, if you’re a conscious shopper looking for sustainable and eco-friendly materials, don’t be afraid of recycled polyester.

I’m on an overnight flight from New York to Frankfurt, Germany, and the accoutrements given to me in business class have a sustainable sheen. Both the polyester blanket and polyester flight kit ...

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 ...

Changing Markets Foundation reveals recycled polyester creates 55 per cent more microplastic pollution. Recycled polyester is a sustainability fig leaf covering fashion’s deepening dependence on ...

Your wardrobe is filled with plastic. Your sweat-wicking workout clothes, your running shoe uppers, your raincoat, your high-performance hiking gear, your office clothing. Check the labels. All of it ...

The publications are designed to support the industry on sustainable chemical management in polyester recycling processes. Credit: Taigi/Shutterstock. The documents released by ZDHC are – Recycled ...

ONLY initiative reflects Bestseller’s commitment to minimising virgin material use. Credit: Bestseller. The initiative is a key component of Bestseller’s broader strategy to incorporate ...

Some of the world’s biggest fashion giants have been called out for “green-washing” following an investigation into microplastic pollution. In recent years, recycled polyester has radically changed ...

Textile-to-textile recycled polyester is having a moment. In November, Swedish recycler Syre announced it will become Nike’s lead strategic supplier of textile-to-textile recycled polyester in a multi ...

Timo Rissanen is a founding board member of the Union of Concerned Researchers in Fashion. Today we make more clothing than ever before. And the driver for this is primarily economic, rather than ...