Scientist: Diego Peñaloza

Diego Penaloza profileDiego 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 cotton

Diego works with environmental system analysis, life cycle assessment, environmental product declarations, sustainability assessment and climate impact assessment.

Diego Peñaloza interview: Fast fashion - Used clothes at recycling utility. Circular economy concept

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 very similar to cotton. What are the environmental and ...

Fast fashion - Used clothes at recycling utility. Circular economy concept

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 EU measures aiming to ...

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