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Apparel companies are taking action to bolster their water-management commitments and practices.
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The fashion industry has found a circular solution to its textile recycling problem.
by Elsa Wenzel
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H&M and Levi’s wanted the company’s revolutionary recycled cotton product — but the industry couldn’t handle it.
by Elsa Wenzel
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In an industry known for intense competition, a new effort's unique take on advancing circularity includes aligning its work with members’ business goals.
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Carhartt will accept trade-in returns of its used apparel by mail in the U.S., broadening the recommerce program it launched in July.
by Elsa Wenzel
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It is notoriously difficult to transform used cotton into new garments, but new regulations and ongoing demand is unlikely to stop companies from trying.
by Elsa Wenzel
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Global negotiating processes must shift to achieve more meaningful climate results.
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Most cotton garments end up as landfill. Seattle’s Evrnu says it can recycle those items.
by Jesse Klein
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The RE:SUEDE project attempts to give old sneakers new life as agricultural compost.
by Elsa Wenzel
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Shoemaker Crocs wants to keep old shoes out of landfills and reclaim materials that could be used in new products.
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A new report highlights 15 policies that could drive a major decrease in plastic use around the world — but will governments adopt them as part of a new global plastics treaty?
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The initiative will be piloted across select HSBC banks where customers can securely recycle old cards in-branch.
by Amber Rolt
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Can plastics achieve par with climate and biodiversity as critical issues worthy of a global treaty? We’re about to find out.
by Joel Makower
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Is this a case of all pain, no gain?
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Governments, businesses and civil society must seize this pivotal moment and call for a meaningful framework to enable the transition to a circular economy.
by Erin Simon
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Recycling and using recycled content alone won’t solve the waste crisis. We must design the idea of waste out of the system.
by Tom Szaky
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The major challenge with flexible packaging remains its recyclability. TerraCycle founder Tom Szaky discusses likely scenarios for what's ahead.
by Tom Szaky
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They could play an important role during the transition to packaging innovations that don’t lead to plastic pollution.
by Jon Smieja
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These remote-control devices raise the profile about the growing problem of plastics in the lakes that provide one-fifth of the world's freshwater.
by Elsa Wenzel
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It will impose new sustainability requirements on all businesses manufacturing single-use packaging or plastic single-use service ware.
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Waste into materials not just once but continuously: It’s the brass ring of the circular economy. Can it work?
by Joel Makower