"How can that cause anything serious?" Researchers raise red flags after uncovering disturbing hazard in fashion industry: ...

When the small plane he was riding in flew over a closed textile factory several months ago, Bill Stangler saw two slime-covered waste lagoons on the edge of the Broad River north of Columbia. The ...

A new study from Nepal is highlighting an alarming source of pollution in one of the country's most ecologically and culturally important rivers — and fast fashion isn't helping. The Kathmandu Post ...

New research shows darker textile colors, particularly purple and green, accelerate microplastic release from synthetic ...

The European Union is taking action towards a more circular and sustainable economy with the Waste Framework Directive ...

Textiles, including clothing and household items such as towels, are piling up in landfills nationwide, with California alone generating more than one million tons of textile waste each year. But ...

Microplastics, plastics less than 5 millimeters in length, are becoming a growing concern due to their ubiquity and persistence in the environment and potential effects on ecological and human health.

Fast fashion’s hidden toxins threaten more than the planet—they endanger infant health. Discover how sustainable, non-toxic ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s textile and garment industry may face stricter environmental regulations, as Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry on Saturday raised concerns over ...

Textile waste like cotton is barely recycled in China, where fast fashion reigns Only about 20% of China's textiles are recycled, according to the Chinese government—and almost all of that is cotton.

A textile plant that has long drawn the ire of environmentalists for its history of pollution violations along the Ogeechee River in eastern Georgia announced this week that it plans to shut down. The ...