Recycling old clothes isn’t always straightforward, but there are programs that are making it so much easier to keep apparel, shoes and accessories from ending up in landfills. Ahead, I delve into the ...

Aside from thrifting clothes, recycling fashion waste is one of the most impactful ways to tackle the mounting piles of discarded clothing and textiles that the fast fashion industry creates each year ...

Socks with holes, moth-eaten sweaters and ripped T-shirts—these aren’t the kinds of garments one would normally consider donating. Yet the Salvation Army is seeking such unwearables as it aims to save ...

COMMERCE, Calif. (KABC) -- Homeboy Industries is not only finding ways to provide new lives for those who were incarcerated or formerly in gangs. It's also giving second chances to old clothing, using ...

A new factory operated by Renewcell, a textile recycling company in Sweden, is the first step in turning old clothes into new, high-quality fashion. About a half-dozen start-ups around the world are ...