You might not know it, but you’re probably wearing some form of plastic right now. In fact, nearly two-thirds of our garments are made from synthetics such as polyester, nylon, acrylic and elastane – ...

We don’t often think of our clothing as plastic, but much of it is. Polyester, nylon, acrylic and other synthetic fibers are commonplace in the blended fabrics we wear every day. As a result, textiles ...

To become a Vogue Business Member and receive the Sustainability Edit newsletter, click here. Even as consumers have called for more sustainability initiatives from fashion, there’s a knowledge gap ...

Last month, Democratic New York City Council Member James Gennaro introduced a bill that would change the way countless New Yorkers do their laundry — by banning laundry detergent pods. More ...

WENZHOU, China (AP) — At a factory in Zhejiang province on China’s eastern coast, two mounds of discarded cotton clothing and bed linens, loosely separated into dark and light colors, pile up on a ...

Senior Lecturer in Sustainability and the Built Environment, University of Portsmouth Plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Over 100 million ...

Holden Bierman is the founder and CEO of Coastal Cool. Bierman explains the vision behind his line of sustainable swimwear made from recycled plastic. Holden Bierman is the founder and CEO of Coastal ...

There was a time when clothing was only made from natural materials like wool or cotton. Today, you can find clothes made from plastic bottles, recycled parachutes, algae, wood pulp and other ...

If you’ve read any climate-related news in the past several years, you’re probably familiar with the scourge of microplastics. These tiny bits of plastic end up clogging oceans. They show up at ...