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Textile waste is a major environmental threat. Here's what's being done about it.

Behind the convenience and flashiness of fast fashion lie its unsustainable practices and ecological consequences, from the making of plastic-derived textiles to its disposal. According to the ...
PBS

FABSCRAP Co-Founder & Creative Director

Amna Nawaz: Camille Tagle is the co-founder and creative director of FABSCRAP, which is a textile recycling nonprofit. Textiles generate 21 billion pounds of waste that goes into landfills every year, ...
Marketplace

A textile's journey from trash to treasure

Every year, the U.S. generates 17 million tons of textile waste that ends up in landfills according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Out of the total amount, 11.3 million tons goes straight to ...
University of Delaware

From trash to treasure

Kelly Cobb stands on a stepstool to reach the square opening atop a tall blue machine in the Sustainable Textile Research through Applied Discovery (RAD) Lab at the University of Delaware. Carefully, ...
Charlotte Observer

Textile waste is a major environmental threat. Here’s what’s being done about it.

Behind the convenience and flashiness of fast fashion lie its unsustainable practices and ecological consequences, from the making of plastic-derived textiles to its disposal. According to the ...
KVIA

Textile waste is a major environmental threat. Here's what's being done about it.

Textile waste is a major environmental threat. Here’s what’s being done about it. Hand holding clothing tag with textile waste in background. Behind the convenience and flashiness of fast fashion lie ...