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@primonatura@mstdn.social
2025-08-28 19:00:56

"Revolutionary Textile Recycling Technology Transforms Fashion Industry Waste into High-Quality Fibers"
#Fashion #Textiles #Recycling

Revolutionary Textile Recycling Technology Transforms Fashion Industry Waste into High-Quality Fibers | Happy Eco News
Textile recycling technology breakthrough removes dyes and separates fabric blends from old garments, creating high-quality recycled fibers for the first time at an industrial scale.

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2025-07-24 15:00:50

"Ultra fast fashion could be taxed to oblivion in France. Could Australia follow suit?"
#FastFashion #Textiles #Clothes

Ultra fast fashion could be taxed to oblivion in France. Could Australia follow suit?
Ultra-fast fashion comes with a host of environmental problems. Australia’s response to the deluge of cheap low quality clothes hasn’t led to change.

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2025-07-21 17:00:52

"From landfill to luxury: how a designer uses scraps from Hermès and Chanel to make leather goods"
#Textiles #Fashion

From landfill to luxury: how a designer uses scraps from Hermès and Chanel to make leather goods
Hyer Goods sells bags, wallets and other products made from high-end deadstocks – leftover fabrics that might otherwise end up in landfills

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2025-08-08 16:00:15

"How Alt. Leather Created a Plant-Based Leather Alternative"
#Leather #Textiles
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How Alt. Leather Created a Plant-Based Leather Alternative | Happy Eco News
Alt. Leather's plant-based leather alternative uses agricultural waste and natural fibers to create a sustainable, plastic-free material for fashion and automotive industries. The Melbourne startup partnered with CSIRO to develop this innovative material that meets global ISO standards while addressing environmental concerns of traditional leather production.

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2025-08-26 12:00:42

"The clothes that never die: How fast fashion is burying Africa in plastict"
#Africa #Fashion #FastFashion #Textiles

The clothes that never die: How fast fashion is burying Africa in plastic
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Mountains of smoking waste sprawl across the Dandora dump in Nairobi, Kenya. The acrid stench clings to the air; marabou storks pick over scraps alongside people searching for plastic bottles or bones. Interspersed among the refuse are scraps […]

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2025-06-17 18:00:01

"France wants to ban ‘ultra-fast fashion’ adverts"
#France #FastFashion #Clothes #Textiles

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2025-08-08 15:00:15

"The Race to Upcycle Africa’s Fast Fashion Dumping Ground"
#Africa #FastFashion #Textiles #Clothes

The Race to Upcycle Africa’s Fast Fashion Dumping Ground
At Accra’s Kantamanto Market, 15 million garments arrive weekly from the West. Upcyclers race to salvage what fast fashion leaves behind.