Polyester is the refined sugar of our wardrobes: It’s cheap, has an iffy reputation and is in almost everything, from stretchy leggings to $4,000 jackets. An estimated 34 million tons of it went ...

Polyester is the workhorse of fitness fabrics. You'll find it in almost everything you pick up at an athletic wear store, and logically so. Polyester is incredibly durable, wrinkle-resistant and ...

A polyester allergy is a fabric allergy that can cause a skin reaction. Other symptoms of allergies include sneezing, itching, and swelling. In severe cases, allergies can cause anaphylaxis, which ...

You see, polyester is the exact same as PET plastic used in water bottles, just in a different shape (threads instead of a bottle). Mechanically recycling PET—melting it down and re-extruding it ...

Bacteria Love Polyester In A Special Way : Shots - Health News Why does that sleek polyester T-shirt reek after 10 minutes, while the old-school cotton stays relatively sweet?

Polyester clothes smell worse than cotton, following intensive exercise by their wearers, because bacteria that cause odor grow better on polyester, according to research. Freshly secreted sweat ...

“The number of microfibers released into the environment by washing textiles might increase to 70,000 tons per year, which is equivalent to dumping 400 million polyester T-shirts into the sea.” – ...

A polyester-dissolving process could make modern clothing recyclable The new technique can help break mixed-fiber clothing back down into feedstock for future textiles. By ...

Zara-owner Inditex , the world's biggest clothing retailer, has agreed to buy recycled polyester from a U.S. start-up as it aims for 25% of its fibers to come from "next-generation" materials by 2030.