Wondering what to do with old clothes? Before tossing them in the trash, consider clothes recycling. Your outdated and discarded wardrobe could end up like the 2.5 million tons of textiles that were ...

Call it the Forever 21 effect, or fast fashion. Americans are buying, and discarding, clothes more quickly than ever. The average American throws 54 pounds of clothes and shoes into the trash each ...

Many recyclers will accept torn%2C worn or stained clothes Nearly half of donations are sold for reuse%2C mostly overseas Businesses are placing collection bins in parking lots and gas stations ...

EU-funded research is helping to turn old clothes into new, quality products, aiming to reduce textile waste and make recycled textiles the norm.By Ali JonesIn a factory in Waregem, north-west Belgium ...

An annual campaign that encourages people to buy pre-loved items over new ones, Second Hand September is a great initiative to help you move away from fast fashion. It's also a good time to consider ...

WEBVTT AS WE START MAKING ROOM FOR NEW FASHIONS IN OUR CLOSETS, MUCH GETS DISCARDED. WHAT YOU DO WITH IT? IT IS SAID THE AVERAGE PERSON IS SIMPLY THROWING AWAY A LOT OF STUFF. JOINING US THIS MORNING, ...

Chanalisa Sera is the first supervisor at Homeboy Industries’ new business, Homeboy Threads. From the seat of a forklift, Chanalisa Sera moves hundreds of boxes of clothes within a warehouse in Los ...

Here at Country Living, we know the critical importance of recycling. But, beyond what the council can pick up during local kerbside collections, it can be confusing to know how to recycle items like ...

Sometimes our closets and dressers seem like they’re brimming with clothing. Despite this, we might find ourselves feeling like we have nothing to wear. Both situations signal it might be time for a ...