textiles

Circular Economy, Features, sorting, Technology, textiles

Textile waste turned into purification carbon

Researchers at the UNSW Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Centre have published new findings demonstrating how textile waste and other hard-to-recycle materials can be transformed into activated carbon for essential purification applications. Read More

mike.wheelerJanuary 27, 2026, 9:16 amJanuary 27, 2026

Batteries, Clothing, Commercial and industrial waste, Construction and Demolition waste, Container deposit schemes, Ewaste, Latest News, Packaging, Plastics, Product Stewardship, Solar panels, textiles, Tyres

Product stewardship needs stronger national framework

Having spent the majority of his working life in product stewardship and recycling, the EcoCycle Group’s national partnerships manager, Spyro Kalos, is part of a growing push for stronger, nationally consistent frameworks to support responsible end-of-life management of batteries, electronics, and other products. Read More

mike.wheelerDecember 17, 2025, 10:41 amDecember 17, 2025

Circular Economy, News, textiles

Orange Council launches textile recycling trial

Orange City Council has begun a 12-month textile recycling trial at the Ophir Road Resource Recovery Centre (ORRRC) to reduce the amount of unwanted clothing and textiles that end up in landfill. Read More

mike.wheelerNovember 18, 2025, 9:31 amNovember 18, 2025

ACOR, Circular Economy, Features, Online Subscription, Packaging Design, Plastics, Product Stewardship, Regen, textiles

Simple solutions address plastic and textile recycling challenges

Soft plastics and textiles have long been regarded as some of the most challenging waste streams, contributing to environmental pollution. Their complex composition and contamination issues make them difficult
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mike.wheelerNovember 3, 2025, 10:35 amNovember 3, 2025

Clothing, Online Subscription, Opinion, textiles

A new tax to help Australians kick their fast fashion addiction

France has become the first country in the world to tax ultra-fast fashion brands like Temu and Shein. An Australia Institute research piece, released more than a year ago, recommends Australia
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mike.wheelerJune 18, 2025, 1:39 pmJune 19, 2025