The French Senate has passed a game-changing law that will target fast fashion brands. Advertisements from these kinds of retailers will no longer be allowed in France. “Senators in the upper house of parliament voted almost unanimously for a modified version of a bill passed by France’s lower house last year, which aims to reduce…
German sportswear giant Puma has successfully reached its target of creating nine-tenths of its products using recycled or certified materials, reported Fibre2Fashion. The company initially set this target for 2025 but hit it in 2024, showing how quickly fashion brands can change their production methods. Puma dramatically increased its use of eco-friendly materials that create…
Scientists have developed a green technology that turns old textiles into new garments and could keep millions of pounds of textile waste out of landfills and waterways. Since demand for new clothing continues to grow at a rapid pace, it’s crucial to develop technologies to recycle it sustainably. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, researcher Yiqi Yang…
Photo Credit: Getty Images Fashion industry experts saw sustainability efforts slowing down for months. Now, the recent U.S. tariffs imposed on the world could threaten sustainability goals even further, according to The Business of Fashion. What’s happening? In 2019, The Fashion Pact, a CEO-led initiative to curb the harmful environmental impacts of the fashion industry,…
Teshima Art Museum, Japan Go for: the biophilic design A drop of water. This is the inspiration—simple and pure, escapist and soul-soothing—behind the Teshima Art Museum in Japan. Its name is deceptive; forget paintings and toilet queues. Instead, the entire structure is an ultra-minimalist spatial expression of a droplet. The concrete structure lies on a…
Tesla’s biggest rival, BYD, is making major moves Down Under. Drive reported on the Chinese EV and hybrid brand reaching 40,000 deliveries in Australia in a mere 30 months. In comparison, it took Tesla around 11 years to reach the milestone after its 2011 launch. To be fair, EVs were simply very new back in…
A Reddit user stumbled upon a time capsule from the late 1990s mobile technology era. The lucky finder shared photos of two pristine, sealed vintage cell phones rescued from an e-waste container: a GSM 509 Dual Bosch and a Nokia 6130 from ePlus. What happened? These boxed mobile phones from the pre-smartphone era were discarded…
A new study from researchers in China found that air pollution increases dementia risk among cardiometabolic disease patients, but lifestyle changes can help. Cardiometabolic disease encompasses a wide range of conditions that increase the risk of cardiovascular issues such as heart disease and stroke along with metabolic disorders such as diabetes. The new research, summarized…
Scientists from 23 different organizations are taking on a threat to one of the world’s most vital crops, all with an assist from the Gates Foundation. The Wheat Disease Early Warning Advisory System (aka Wheat DEWAS) is designed to protect wheat against a long-time adversary — harvest-devastating rust. MIT Technology Review profiled Wheat DEWAS, which…
DataBeyond Technology recently opened what it says is the world’s first fully automated recycling facility in northern China. The Tianjin Baoyuan Materials Recovery Facility boasts the ability to sort specific brand bottles, high-quality clear bottles, blue and clear bottles, green bottles, meal trays, metals, glass, and miscellaneous plastics using a range of cameras and sensors….