textiles

More than 100 billion garments are produced annually, and many end up in the landfill

EU-funded New Cotton Project aims to collect, sort, and regenerate old clothing into new items for sale on the high street

Innovation centres in London, Loughborough and Exeter secure £22.5m to develop waste-cutting techniques for textiles, metals, electronics, construction and chemicals

High street fashion retailer rolls out collection boxes for shoppers to ditch old clothes at all 190 of its UK stores

Public urged to check ahead to avoid overwhelming charity shops with mountain of clothing donations

MMCF, which is the second biggest cellulosic fibre group after cotton, holds huge untapped potential to transform the fashion industry, according to Forum for the Future and the Textile Exchange

The environmental impact of using this material mirrors that of using cattle as a protein source

Population growth, rising consumption levels, lack of collection infrastructure and fast fashion is blocking industry progress on waste, report finds

HP's innovations in water-based inks have already had an impact on food packaging markets, tech giant says

Major charity store chains have said they will only pass unsold stock on to accredited recyclers