All LCA articles
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ArticleRepreve life cycle data confirms environmental benefits of recycled polyester
Unifi, a Greensboro, North Carolina-based manufacturer of recycled and synthetic yarns, has announced the results of an independent, peer-reviewed life cycle assessment (LCA) showing that recycled polyester from its Repreve brand reduces the potential for climate change compared to virgin polyester. Repreve has so far transformed more than 35 billion ...
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News briefsBetter Cotton offers input on US body’s Green Guides
Cotton sustainability initiative Better Cotton has submitted feedback to the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as part of an ongoing review of its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (”Green Guides”). The FTC is a bipartisan federal agency of the US government that works in the ...
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News briefsPolygiene completes LCA with encouraging results
Chemical technology specialist Polygiene has completed a life cycle assessment (LCA) to achieve a precise database for the environmental impact of washing, comparing non-treated garments with those treated with its StayFresh textile treatment. For the evaluation, Polygiene teamed up with engineering firm Sweco to study the benefits of skipping just ...
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ArticleEuRIC study on secondhand clothing quantifies what we suspected
While 62 percent of used clothing still end up in household waste today, their re-use could contribute massively to CO2 and water savings efforts. The Brussels-based European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) has now commissioned a new life-cycle assessment (LCA) that compared new clothing to secondhand textiles. The LCA shows that ...
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News briefsSAC gives an update on the Higg Index reviewing process
In a blog post published on the Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s (SAC) website, Jeremy Lardeau, the VP of the coalition, gives an overview of the process of the Higg Index review that is planned for this year. With the last review being made in 2017, the SAC is now working with ...
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News briefsTeijin introduces LCA for carbon fiber intermediate materials
Roughly one year after completing the life-cycle assessment (LCA) of its carbon fiber filament processes to calculate their total carbon emissions, the Japanese company Teijin has announced the next step. This environmental-footprint calculation aims to provide Teijin customers with reliable emissions data on the company’s carbon fiber intermediate materials and ...
