Diego Peñaloza
Diego Peñaloza is a senior life cycle assessment researcher at RISE - Research Institutes of Sweden. He works mainly with textiles and garments, biobased materials, construction products, buildings and infrastructure. Diego is part of the EU-funded New Cotton project that used novel technology to recycle textile waste into a fibre very similar to cottonDiego works with environmental system analysis, life cycle assessment, environmental product declarations, sustainability assessment and climate impact assessment.
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A scientist’s opinion: Interview with Diego Peñaloza on textile and the environment
Diego Peñaloza is a senior life cycle assessment researcher at RISE, Sweden’s research institute. He works mainly with textiles and garments, biobased materials and construction products. Diego is part of the EU-funded New Cotton project that uses novel technology to recycle textile waste into a fibre... -
Circular and quality fashion could hem textile waste and give the planet a break
Fast fashion practices are pumping out cheap clothes worn only a few times before being thrown away, leading to huge amounts of textile waste – and it is the climate and environment bearing the cost. Better quality textiles, greater circularity and consumer awareness are key to hem the waste, with several...