Allbirds, H&M and Zara use recycled yarns from this Virginia startup that's backed by Patagonia
CNBC Television·2025-11-26 18:00

Fast fashion is a major environmental offender, at least until now, because fully recycling old clothes to make new threads has been more of a challenge, except with this new company entering the game. Diana Ol has more in her continuing series on climate related startups. Diana.Well, Brian, the fashion industry accounts for anywhere from 4 to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, less than 1% of clothing is recycled into new garments. And that's because most fabrics today are blends and need to be b ...