LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Cotton is struggling to compete against synthetic fibers, with polyester now the most widely used fiber in the world. The synthetic material accounts for more than half of the ...

Fashion's favorite green strategy-recycled polyester-might actually be worsening microplastics pollution, Changing Markets ...

In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers found they could separate blended cotton and polyester fabric using enzymes – nature’s tools for speeding chemical reactions. Ultimately, ...

Polyester and nylon clothing, being plastic-based, shed micro- and nanoplastics that carry hormone-disrupting chemicals, and wearing these synthetic fabrics can interfere with the body’s hormonal ...

SINGAPORE - Bulging cotton inventories in China and slumping oil markets have triggered a race to the bottom between cotton and polyester prices. Both fibers compete for buyers in the textile industry ...

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Researchers have developed a chemical-processing technique that can break down fabrics into reusable molecules, even when they contain a mixture of materials. Estimates suggest than less than 1% of ...