CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 2026 — Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a fully recyclable polyethylene-based yarn that delivers stretch and strength comparable to conventional spandex-containing textiles, potentially offering a new route to reducing textile waste and enabling closed-loop textile recycling.

LONDON, 2026 — eBay has announced Trosort as the Global Winner of its 2026 Circular Fashion Fund, awarding the company recognition for its AI-driven textile sorting technology aimed at transforming circular fashion infrastructure.

SORTAG Zürich AG near Zurich achieves up to 98% mineral purity when processing mixed construction and demolition waste into recycled aggregates.

Juno Technology uses a wet processing system to reclaim contaminated fiber.