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Circular Threads textile waste initiative receives federal funding

February 18, 2021February 17, 2021 by Holly Keys

The Federal Government is setting its sights on the 800,000 tonnes of clothing and textiles discarded by Australians each year, with $350,000 allocated to support Circular Threads – a new group to be led by the Australasian Circular Textile Association (ACTA).

New self-service textile collection in Aus

June 23, 2020June 22, 2020 by Brittany Coles

A new streamlined self-service digital textile collection service has been launched in Australia.

Fashioning cotton gin

September 17, 2020October 4, 2019 by Waste Management Review

Researchers at Deakin University are transforming cotton gin trash into a bioplastic film and creating reuse potential for the global problem of textile waste.