Category: Textiles, Fashion, Sports and Footwear
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Mainetti Partner with UBQ on Green Coat Hangers
Mainetti Group Announces Partnership With UBQ
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Design Bioplastic Face Masks Made from Food Waste
Alice Potts makes bioplastic face shields from food waste
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Breitling Goes rPET
Breitling is introducing a foldable, reusable watch box created entirely from upcycled plastic bottles.
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Truetzschler Talks about Textiles Recycling
Upcycling, downcycling, recycling and better use of raw materials are only a few terms for different sustainability efforts in the…
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Biobased Colors for Ocean Cleanup Sunglasses
holland colours’ biobased color concentrates used in the first the ocean cleanup sunglasses.
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Transparency and Circular Denim in India
By producing a quality product and working with ethical suppliers who pay a living wage, mills can provide the framework…
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Ocean Cleanup Sunglasses
Today, we launched the first product made with plastic certified from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: The Ocean Cleanup sunglasses.
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Adidas Reinvents the Shoe
Adidas creates robotically woven Futurecraft Strung trainers from “new kind of textile”.
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Bioplastics To Substitute Synthetic Fibres
Bioplastics will become increasingly important to the textile and nonwovens industries as substitutions for synthetic fibres, as well as in…
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First Castor Oil Outfit
The first outfit from castor oil.
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Vegan Fashion Award 2020
Congratulations! Animal rights organization PETA Germany has voted the best sneaker for men.
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Shoes Made From Ocean Plastic and Car Tires
Shoes made from ocean plastic and car tires.
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Biobased Ski Jacket
The first bio-based ski jacket.
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First Reebok Vegan Bioplastics Performance Shoe
Reebok Partners with Boston Farm to Offer First Plant-Based Performance Shoe with a Side of Fresh Produce
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Sustainable Cotton Standards, Impact Measurement and Reporting
Sustainable Cotton Standards and Programmes Make Progress Towards Aligned Impact Measurement and Reporting
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Mizuno Launches Bioplastic Sport Shoes
Mizuno launches the wave rider 24 with a bio-based pebax® rnew® wave plate
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Straws, Forks and Bags Made From Methane
These carbon-negative, ocean-degradable straws and forks are made from greenhouse gases
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Le Coq Sportif Goes Vegan Leather
The French brand Le Coq Sportif takes another step towards eco-responsible production by making and betting on vegetable leather. A…
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Australian Solution for Cotton Recycling
Cotton waste composter uses earthworms to turn waste into high-grade fertiliser
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New Bioplastic Price Tag Fastener
The plastic fasteners that hold clothes tags are getting an eco-friendly makeover.
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The First Bioplastic Swatch
Swatch takes a radical green turn, and unveils its new collection of watches designed from bio-based materials: here is the…
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Textile Industry Goes Chemical Recycling
A New Frontier in Chemical Recycling.
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Fashion Design Clothes Made from Bioplastics
Designer showcases bioplastic as sustainable material.
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Compostable Eucalyptus Pomegranate Hoodie
A hoodie made from eucalyptus trees dyed with pomegranate.
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Who is More Sustainable: Adidas or Nike?
One of them seem to have better track records in terms of environmental practices. But both are not really nice…
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Fashion Transparency Index 2020
This is the fifth annual edition of the Fashion Transparency Index. This year, we reviewed 250 of the world’s largest…
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Biodegradable Hunting Cartridges
Probably the first biodegradable hunting cartridges. Brilliant invention.
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Joob Activewear Goes for Tipa Packaging
Inspired by the advent of sustainable clothing and fair-trade initiatives, JOOB was founded by husband and wife team John Ames,…
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Living Clothes Absorbing CO2
Future design: What ‘living’ clothes can do to absorb carbon emissions.
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Adidas Launches Recycled Textile Line
A line made of recycled cotton and polyester.
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Toray Launches BioNylon
Toray Industries, Inc. has developed a new, more sustainable nylon that represents a major step forward in the company’s Sustainability…
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First Nike Made from Hemp
Hemp is making its comeback! First Nike sport shoe made from Hemp.
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Wood Pulp Enables Fully Circular Fashion
A new material made with wood pulp enables fully circular textiles.
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Green Shoes Business
Awareness of sustainability — both regarding materials and manufacturing methods — is driving the global sustainable footwear market.
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Textile Recycling Scandal
Another scandal relating to recycling; this time from the textiles industry.
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US Leads Algae Bioplastics with Flip Flops, Yoga Mats and Skateboards
The first prototypes of their new invention, developed over the summer in a York Hall chemistry laboratory, consist of a…
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The Regenerative Fashion Report
New report reveals how emulating nature’s lessons in the fashion industry can enhance ecosystems to boost biodiversity, build soil, support…
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Washing Machine Filters and Microplastics
Filters can cut the volume of ocean-bound microplastic fibres released by washing machines, a study has shown.
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Northampton Student Creates Ecologically Sound Plastic Textile
An eco-conscious Textiles for Fashion student from the University of Northampton has shown plastic can be fantastic by making her…
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Ocean Plastic Swimwear
Stay Wild is on a mission to create truly sustainable and ethical swimwear that’s well-designed and flattering for all women.
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Bioplastic Floorball Equipment
Sustainability is something that any responsible company cannot overlook these days. Floorball equipment manufacturer UNIHOC is now tapping into the…
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3D Printed Pla Surfboard
People always tend to push the boundaries of what is doable with a 3D printer.
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Sunglasses Maker Uses Plants
While everyone scrambles to ditch plastic straws, some companies are finding customers by ditching the plastic that’s common in other…
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Fashion Industry and the Corona Crisis
In a global crisis, retailers across all sectors are forced to cut costs and shift priorities. That pressure can lead…
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Breakthrough in Viscose Production from Textile Waste
Sateri, the world’s largest producer of viscose, has successfully produced on commercial scale viscose fibre regenerated from textile waste. The…
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Sustainable Australian Fashion
Australian labels rewriting the rules by taking a stand for sustainability.
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Puma Launches Ocean Plastic Sportswear Collection
German multinational sportswear brand Puma has created a new collection of footwear and clothing made using recycled plastic. In collaboration…
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Adidas Uses Ocean Plastic for Terrex Free Hiker shoes
Sportswear brand Adidas has once again teamed up with environmental initiative Parley for the Oceans to release an updated version…
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Old T-Shirts for Making Reusable Bags
Cordova banned plastic grocery bags in 2016, though many Cordovans may not have noticed. In spite of an ordinance against…
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Skechers and Goodyear Partner on Biobased Shoe Soles
A new line of Skechers shoes features Goodyear rubber technology on the bottom, the companies announced this week.
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Handbags from Ocean Plastics
New York (CNN Business)Rothy’s iconic women’s flat shoes are knitted from a single continuous yarn derived from recycled plastic water…
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Where Goes the Textile Waste?
A new sustainability initiative, Accelerating Circularity, announced that it is working with major apparel companies such as Gap Inc., Target…
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Senbis Wins NL Government Tender for Compostable Grass System
Senbis and its partners win tender for a Dutch government grant to develop a fully compostable artificial grass system.
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Shoe Soles Made from Oyster Shells
Solandy West has launched a surprising innovation. The sole is 3D designed and made with oyster shell dust.
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Bio Leather from Coconut Water
Coconut water is among the best thirst quenchers in the sweltering months. But there’s more. Did you know that coconut…
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Biodegradable Boots by Bottega Veneta
Yesterday, Bottega Veneta presented its Fall/Winter 2020 collection at Milan Fashion Week. This season creative director Daniel Lee presented an…
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EU Guide to Calculate Eco Footprint of T-shirts
The Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) Guide provides detailed and comprehensive technical guidance on how to conduct a PEF study.
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Genomatica Bio-Nylon is a $10 Billion Market
In the inevitable shift away from fossil fuels, Genomatica announced the first commercial production of bio-based nylon. Companies that seize…
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CO2 Absorbing Fabrics
Fabrics that can suck CO2 from the atmosphere are among breakthroughs that can help tackle the climate emergency
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Cellulosic Staple Fiber by Eastman
Eastman, the maker of sustainably sourced Naia™ cellulosic filament yarn, announces the expansion of its Naia™ fiber portfolio at Première…
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Cocona Launches Biodegradable Textiles
Cocona, Inc. has announced that all of its 37.5® staple fibers and filament yarns will include a new biodegradable additive.
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Lee Jeans Launches Biodegradable Range
Global denim brand Lee Jeans has announced it’s launching a range of fully biodegradable jeans.
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Sicomin Partners with Greenboats for Bioplastic Boats
Sicomin has partnered with GREENBOATS® on the supply of GreenPoxy® bio-based resins for the FLAX 27 – the most complete…
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Customers Care About Sustainability According to Nike CEO
Only a month into being CEO, John Donahoe said he is aiming to take Nike “into its next chapter in…
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H&M Goes for Coffee Grounds Dyes and Wine Waste Leather
It was over 10 years ago that H&M debuted its first capsule collection made of organic cotton. What felt like…
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Industrial Production of Textile from Coconut Waste
Australian-based biomaterial technology company Nanollose Ltd has created the world’s first wearable garment using the company’s eco-friendly Tree-Free Rayon fibre…
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Biodegradable Shoes on Super Bowl Ad
The race to build the most environmentally friendly ones is shaping up to be quite a competition
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World First Ton of Bio-Nylon Intermediate
Eighty years after nylon’s first commercial production, clean manufacturing technology leader Genomatica achieved a new milestone for the material —…
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Creating a Circular Economy for Fashion
Waste in fashion is on a massive scale, and less than one per cent of recycled textiles are converted into…
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Sustainable Faux Fur by Ecopel
Something is shifting on international catwalks: after decades of pressure from animal rights organisations and activists, top-name designer brands like…
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Biodegradable Fabric Made from Beech Wood
The company uses plant-based fabric, Lenzing MicroModal, extracted from the pulp of beech wood tree in Austria.
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Sustainable Textile Pigments Made by Bacteria
Seducing the textile industry with exclusively natural colors is the ambition of four young chemists.
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Stella McCartney Goes for Biodegradable Denim
Candiani Denim announced Tuesday on Instagram that designer Stella McCartney will use the mill’s exclusive plant-based Coreva Stretch Technology in…
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Biodegradable Snowshoes
What if your winter sports equipment was not only recyclable but also biodegradable? With Crescent Moon’s new eco-snowshoes, your footprint…
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Castor Oil Bioplastics in Sports Equipment
If you ski, run or play most sports, there is a high chance that your sports equipment contains our Pebax®…
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Biodegradable Fabric to Solve Fashion Waste Problem
You might not realise, but plastic, a petroleum-based product, is the most used material in the fashion industry right now.…
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PANGAIA Replaces Feathers with Wildflowers
With a concern for the treatment of ducks and geese during the gathering of feathers for down bedding and clothing,…
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Panchkula Firm Develops Biodegradable Shoe
A 100% biodegradable shoe manufactured from sugarcane and eucalyptus with 82% of the material bio-based? Yes, you read it right!
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Super Bowl Goes Bioplastics
Truist, Footprint, Deliver Lean, Safer Watch and American Medical Response sign on to be part of South Florida’s 11th Super…
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Moncler Goes Bioplastics
New technologies are helping the beloved outerwear brand to make use of natural materials that don’t negatively impact the environment.
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Bioplastic Sneakers Will be a Rage in 2020
Eco-friendly meatless food products shook up the fast food industry in 2019. Experts say next year’s game-changing trend in sustainable…
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First Bioplastic Sneaker by Reebok
It seems the world isn’t just obsessed with plant-based dining these days: Reebok has just taken the sustainability trend one…
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First Skateboard Made with PLA
3D Printing a Skateboard with Carbon Fiber Reinforced PLA Filament.
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How Quickly do Fashion Materials Biodegrade?
4 per cent of worldwide waste came from the fashion industry in 2015 and more clothes crafted with man-made fibres…
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Vogue Says Race Is On To Make Biodegradable Lingerie
For 140 years, Solstiss has manufactured lace on Leavers machines in northern France. When the company, which supplies brands including…
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Award for Biodegradable Waterproof Cotton-Jute Fabric
Two researchers are to be presented with an award for developing a biodegradable cotton-jute fabric with a waterproof coating that…
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Clean Air Research Converts Toxic Air Pollutant Into Industrial Chemical
A toxic pollutant produced by burning fossil fuels can be captured from the exhaust gas stream and converted into useful…
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Plastic-Free and Entirely Biodegradable Sneakers
British footwear firm WAES is crowd-funding for the launch of its world-first, zero-waste shoes.
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Carbon-Negative Raincoat from Algae Bioplastic
New York designer Charlotte McCurdy has fashioned a water-resistant jacket from a plastic made of algae, which captures existing CO2…
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New Plant Based Insulating Foam Called Greenprene
Hyperflex Unveils New Wetsuit Line 100% Neoprene Free, Sustainable, Plant Based Insulating Foam Called Greenprene®
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NBA Stadiums Start Replacing Plastic Cups with Recyclable Aluminium Cups
Ball Corporation and Kroenke Sports & Entertainment today announced that Ball’s infinitely recyclable aluminum cup will soon be available to…
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Large-Scale Textile Recycling Using Wood Fibers
At present, no one in the world can recycle fibres from blended fabrics on a large scale. Södra now has…
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John Lewis Launches Biodegradable Vegan Duvet
John Lewis & Partners has launched a vegan duvet approved by The Vegan Society and it’s made from biodegradable materials.
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Delicate Wash Important Source of Microplastics
Study finds 800,000 extra fibres are shed than on standard washing machine setting.
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Fashion Designer Gabriela Hearst Goes Bioplastics
Gabriela Hearst On Her New Sustainability Focused Mayfair Store, Designed By Norman Foster.
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Dupont Goes Biobased Fashion
The DuPont Sorona brand team gathered sustainable food and fashion leaders from across the country for thoughtful conversation around the…
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Veja New Running Shoe Made With Bioplastics
The so-called “post-petroleum” shoe joins the growing ranks of eco-runners.
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Schoeller Introduces Proearth Biodegradable Textiles
Schoeller, the global textile solutions manufacturer dedicated to sustainability and innovation for more than 150 years, introduces its new PROEARTH™…
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Clothing Company Launches Biodegradable Activewear
A clothing company based in Burlington is launching a line of biodegradable activewear.
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Biodegradable Branded Ribbon for Affordable Sustainable Packaging
Cream City Ribbon, artisan ribbon made in Milwaukee, WI, has introduced a smaller program for their personalized artisan ribbon in…
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