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2018-10-15 15:33:00

New developments in Hong Kong to address daily textile waste

Edwin Keh Yee-man, chief executive of the publicly funded Hong Kong Research Institute for Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA), which developed the plantâ€™s recycling system, said the move would put

2017-10-03 14:00:00

HKRITA discovers way to repeatedly recycle polyester

The scientists at Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA), have found new technology to extract and reuse polyester fibers infinitely into new clothes as each year only a

2017-04-10 12:00:00

Global Change Award this time go for Solar textile project

NYU Tandon School of Engineering Assistant Professor Miguel Modestino and Sophia Haussener of the Ã‰cole Polytechnique FÃ©dÃ©ral de Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a process they believe will

2019-05-03 21:00:00

Roughly USD 500 billion of barely worn clothing is discarded

Every second, the equivalent of a truckload of fabric is thrown into a landfill or burned, leaching chemicals (such as dye) or non-biodegradable synthetic fabrics (such as polyester) into the ground.

2019-04-15 13:45:00

'Harsh' tactics used on the Vietnamese garment workers to keep wages low

European and U.S. fashion brands sourcing from Vietnam must stop their â€œharshâ€ tactics that push down workersâ€™ wages and trap millions in poverty, labour rights campaigners said on

2019-04-12 14:15:00

First woman to head one of Bangladesh garment associations

The first woman to head one of Bangladeshâ€™s biggest garment associations said on Tuesday she would boost female leadership as most factory workers were women, amid scrutiny over

2017-06-20 17:00:00

Swedish firms keen to invest in Bangladesh RMG industry

Investor AB and ABB Sweden, two leading Swedish companies have expressed their keen interest in making investment in Bangladeshâ€™s readymade garment industry alongside the power sector. The

2017-05-24 15:00:00

Coalition to push production of sustainable cotton to 30 percent from 2020

The coalition, called Cotton 2040, led by the internationally sustainability non-profit Forum for the Future that offers consulting services, with support from the philanthropic arm of Dutch apparel

2016-06-25 16:00:00

Fashion and Textile Industries like to help African Economies grow

Africa-inspired designs are now regularly shown on the catwalks in fashion shows in Paris, London and Milan. Fashion is big business, the combined apparel and footwear market in Sub-Saharan Africa is

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