2021

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London street stitchers take on 'fast fashion'
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 20, 2021 07:17 PM

"Lined up on stools outside a well-known clothes store in south London, around 20 needle-wielding stitchers took the fight against “fast fashion” to the streets, showing shoppers how to revive shabby ...

FibreTrace links up with Harris Tweed Hebrides
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 20, 2021 07:17 PM

"Harris Tweed Hebrides, the UK's main producer of Harris Tweed, has introduced FibreTrace traceability technology to connect Scottish wool growers to the end consumer, embracing full supply chain tran ...

More fears for garment workers in Myanmar
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 20, 2021 07:17 PM

"Union leaders fear another 200,000 garment workers in Myanmar could lose their jobs by the end of the year due to factory closures caused by both the political crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. Nay L ...

Fire in bedsheet factory
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 20, 2021 07:17 PM

" A fire broke out in the Jinvani Textile located in Mohalla Chowk market in Meerut on Friday morning. People somehow managed to control the fire. Bed sheets worth lakhs of rupees were burnt to ashes ...

Suspects seek bail in Korangi factory
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 20, 2021 07:17 PM

"Bail plea has been filed by the suspects in district and sessions court in Korangi factory fire case that claimed 16 lives in the month of August. Factory owner, Hassan Ali Mehta, manager, Imran Zaid ...

Cradle Edition Two: Peer review
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 20, 2021 07:17 PM

"In the last edition of Cradle we gave you the Eco-Age perspective on an academic paper that gave insight into rental versus reuse. For this issue we’ve taken a look at Synthetics Anonymous; a report ...

The Cradle Essay: Code Red for Planet Fashion
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 20, 2021 07:17 PM

"Last month the publication of the devastating sixth assessment from the intergovernmental panel on climate change (the IPCC) delivered a body blow to everyone who assumed were ‘doing their bit’, or o ...

Fire in Lucknow embroidery factory
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 20, 2021 07:17 PM

"A fire broke out due to a short circuit in an embroidery factory in Chandalbhata's Transport Nagar at around 6:00 am on Saturday. The fire engulfed the entire factory. Nearby people immediately infor ...

Vegan Fashion Week is back – and we can’t wait
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 20, 2021 07:20 PM

"There was a time when “vegan fashion” was an oxymoron. Catwalks were overflowing with fur and exotic skins, faux leather was shiny, plasticky and cheap, and designers would laugh at the idea of sendi ...

EU project targets chemicals in textile imports
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 20, 2021 07:20 PM

"A new European Commission-funded project has been launched to explore solutions for "fair and effective market surveillance" on the chemicals in textile products imported from outside the single mark ...

Chinese businessmen in Africa
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 20, 2021 07:20 PM

"According to data from the Ministry of Commerce, China recycled 4 million tons of waste textiles in 2019. [...] Qu Chengfeng, who has been recycling used clothes for 10 years, was one of the first me ...

Workers idle in Savar and Ashulia
by Kyna Intel — last modified Sep 20, 2021 07:20 PM

"The gas crisis in Savar and Ashulia industrial areas has reached a critical stage. Production in most garment factories is being severely disrupted due to low gas pressure. As a result, garment facto ...