MUHLENBERG TWP., Pa.- A manufacturer that makes polyester materials intends to close its recycling facility in Berks County. According to a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) Act ...

Men are swapping out their underwear over growing concerns about fertility and hormone health. The movement has been happening online, and some men are attempting to swap out their polyester shorts ...

Alpek Polyester USA LLC, a Reading, Pennsylvania-based polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycler and business unit of Mexican firm Alpek S.A.B. de C.V., will close March 15, according to a recent ...

Nafeesah Attah is a self-proclaimed "OG fast fashion shopper." Attah, a lawyer and social media influencer, would typically go after the best deal, not paying much attention to the quality. But her ...

New research suggests that the fashion industry’s flagship to plastic waste – switching from virgin to recycled polyester – may be exacerbating microplastic pollution, one of fashion’s most pervasive ...

Recycled polyester, widely promoted by global fashion brands as an environmentally friendly choice, may be worsening the microplastic pollution crisis, according to a new study released Wednesday. The ...

A new investigation reveals that recycled polyester may shed significantly more microplastics than virgin polyester, raising urgent questions about fashion’s sustainability claims and what consumers ...

Changing Markets Foundation reveals recycled polyester creates 55 per cent more microplastic pollution. Recycled polyester is a sustainability fig leaf covering fashion’s deepening dependence on ...

Textile-to-textile recycled polyester is having a moment. In November, Swedish recycler Syre announced it will become Nike’s lead strategic supplier of textile-to-textile recycled polyester in a multi ...

Scientists have unlocked a way to dye polyester using 90% fewer chemicals and 40% less water. Fizzy water was the key to making polyester dye less harmful to the environment in the creation of a new ...