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UN and TE set ambitious recycled polyester challenge

23/02/2021
UN and TE set ambitious recycled polyester challenge

The Textile Exchange and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action have launched a joint initiative to encourage companies to use recycled rather than virgin polyester. They are “challenging” the clothing  idustry to commit to bringing the percentage of recycled polyester up from 14%...

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