February 2022 – Zero Panik

Why Zero Panik?

February 12, 2022 / Comments Off

The Textile Industry is a Dirty Business Why Zero Panik is dedicated to textile recycling The world of fashion allows individuals to freely express their creative selves, but behind the glitz and glamour lies a dark underbelly. As the calls against climate change and social inequities grow stronger, we can no longer ignore the fashion […]

Circular Design Circular Economy Circular Fashion Closed Loop Eliminate Waste Environmental Impacts Lifecycle Supply Chain Textile Recycling Textile Waste Textiles Waste Management

From Rags to Ditches

February 12, 2022 / Comments Off

From Rags to Ditches Why turning old t-shirts into rags is not sustainable. If you google textile recyclers you will find a list of companies that take your old t-shirts and rip them up into rags. Now while this all sounds well and good, we all know that rags get soiled and used for the […]

the cottage industry; textile industry, cotton textiles

Circular Design Circular Economy Circular Fashion Closed Loop Eliminate Waste Environmental Impacts Lifecycle Supply Chain Textile Recycling Textile Waste Textiles Waste Management

The Fall Of The American Textile Industry

February 7, 2022 / Comments Off

The American Textile Industry Before the industrial revolution, the textile industry operated out of homes and was known as the cottage industry. A once-booming industry here in the United States, today’s textile industry in the U.S. is a fraction of what it once was. It all began in 1785 when Edmund Cartwright patented the very […]