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New technology spins second life for ‘wasted’ textiles

Thanks to new technology and support from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, scientists at Washington State University are helping keep millions of tons of cotton and cellulose waste out of the landfill, spinning it into valuable fibers for new clothing. Fabric going to waste Fiber consumption is on the rise as a growing world population demands […]

WSU Professor Explores Corporate Social Responsibility in Small Apparel Firms

PULLMAN, Wash.—Reports of Bangladeshi girls sewing American brand-name garments over 12- to 15-hour shifts under squalid conditions for less than 20 cents an hour have turned the national spotlight in recent years on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the U.S. apparel industry. Much of the media focus has been on large corporations profiting from these […]