You may own a fleece top or two made from plastic soda bottles. Recycled polyester, or polyethylene terephthalate, known in the industry as PET or just “chip,” is old hat. The US fleece specialist ...

Sure, exercising can make you stronger, happier and healthier. But it can also make you stink. And that polyester workout wear isn't helping. Anyone with a drawerful of T-shirts knows that the ...

Scientists have unlocked a way to dye polyester using 90% fewer chemicals and 40% less water. Fizzy water was the key to making polyester dye less harmful to the environment in the creation of a new ...

Peanut butter, mayonnaise and mouthwash are getting lighter these days–mainly because polyester is back in style. Scope mouthwash, Skippy peanut butter, Coca-Cola and Hellman’s mayonnaise, once ...