textile industry

While cotton is a natural fiber, the chemicals that come with processing it can muddy the waters.

Through its textile recycling program, “SUAY it Forward”, they have diverted over 4 million pounds of textiles from landfills.

It won’t be easy to move clothing assembly — or the manufacturing of fabric, buttons and zippers — to the U.S.

Adella Colvin began her yarn-dyeing business, LolaBean Yarn Co., after noting how few makers of color there were in the industry.

Textile manufacturing relies on access to a cheap and plentiful supply of water.

A pilot project in northwestern England aims to manufacture clothing locally, without the lengthy supply chains and pollution.