The city that gives clothes a second life: Panipat
Located at the heart of Haryana, Panipat is often called India’s textile recycling capital. In fact, it is one of…
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The Outfit You Already Own – Rethinking Everyday Clothing Habits
Alia Bhatt rewore her ivory Sabyasachi saree to the National Film Awards. Globally, Catherine, Princess of Wales, is well known…
Building a Circular Economy: Key Takeaways from Circular Samvaad 2.0
The question is what started the discussion for Session 3 of Circular Samvaad 2.0, organised under the EU- India Resource…
CARBON CLOSET – Short use, long waste
Short use does not mean negligible waste, it is rather the most overlooked contributor of long lasting waste
Fashion Waste – Not a disposable or compensatory obligation
Textile waste releases methane in the environment which induces the greenhouse effect while consequentially leading to climate change, death of…
The Logistics of Circularity – Why Reverse supply chains matter
At the heart of this transformation is what we call the reverse supply chain, it is a network that focuses…
The Hidden Social Impact of Textile Recycling: How Sorting Jobs Support Women in Indian Recycling Hubs
At Respun, we believe in visibility that circularity includes people and these people should be designated as the pillars of…
10 Most Asked Questions About Textile Recycling in India
Recycling clothes reduces landfill waste, lowers greenhouse gas emissions, conserves water and energy, and decreases demand for new raw materials.
Circular Uniforms – Rethinking Corporate & Institutional Workwear
Corporate and institutional workwear falls at the intersection of consistency and volume. Schools, hospitals, and offices collectively circulate millions of…
Seasonal Cleaning without waste – A smarter way to reset your wardrobe
Seasonal cleaning has often been symbolised as a fresh start. As weather changes, we open our wardrobes, pull things out,…
What Happens When You Put Sustainability Practitioners in a Room Full of Students
A few weeks ago on 16th April , our founder Archish was invited to speak at The Creative Business Confluence…
Sustainability Fatigue – Why people care less even as the crisis grows
Fast fashion is cheaper, faster, and more in sync with changing trends, and this makes it visible over sustainable options.
We Won, and Here’s What That Really Means for Us, you and the future of sustainability
On 27th March,2026 Respun was recognised as a winner at the Outlook Planet C3 Summit & Awards, in the Empowering…
Why thrifting alone can’t fix fashion waste
Hauls, aesthetic curation, and “cheap finds" encourage volume buying, ideally just delaying the journey of a garment to the landfill…
Why Circularity Must Be Convenient- Designing Systems People Actually Use
Circularity fails when it demands too much effort from individuals. We live in a world which is designed for ease.
Nurturing circular minds – How students at Amity redefined fashion’s future
One student spoke about the looming landfill at the edge of Delhi, another asked about the challenges of recycling blended…
From Posts to Purpose – Our Journey to a community of more than one lakh
We urged people through our posts that waste is beyond what you find in landfills, it's also in your closets…
Panipat- Turning waste into livelihood
We can create our own Paris if the families sort fabrics together, artisans spin new yarn out of fibres that…
Carbon Cities – Pollution isn’t just a “Delhi Problem”
Every day, soaring headlines are “AQI surges 350, placing Delhi in the 'very poor' air quality category.” This fluctuation in…
Building Circular cities one step at a time
Dr. Ruby Makhija has been a force behind the transformation of Delhi’s Navjeevan Vihar into a zero waste colony –…
Jerseys and Journeys
“These jerseys mean a lot to me, but I wanted them to mean something to someone else too. Seeing them…
Silhouettes, Shortage & Silence – Why Clothes Donations Fall Short in India’s Metro Cities
Most of the clothing items donated in metro cities are western clothes which are unwanted in rural areas because of…
REPEAT AND REFLECT – The actual cool trend you scrolled past
We can style the same outfit in multiple ways rather than sending it on the way to landfills after a…
CARBON CLOSET – Short use, long waste
Short use does not mean negligible waste, it is rather the most overlooked contributor of long lasting waste.
Not all clothes need a second body – Why Donation is not the answer to Fashion Waste
Oftentimes, donation is just a mechanism of shifting the responsibility of discarding the item to a landfill.
Hauls and Hashtag – an aesthetic trap
Behind every "Get ready with me, Life in a Day, and Thrift Reel" there is a growing pile of clothes…
What do you do with an old bra? – Respun & Clovia is the answer
Together, Respun and Clovia have launched an initiative to make bra recycling accessible while also making an impact.
RETHINKING FASHION WASTE – How students at LPU are turning scraps into sustainability statements
We sent over 350 kg of textile waste to Students at Lovely Professional University and each group of students was…
The psychological trap that makes you buy more – FASHION REFUGEE
The fomo trap, discounted pricing, the all too frequent sales, free shipping and other forms of freebies and celebrity endorsements.
DECLUTTERING – because your closet in not a museum
Decluttering is not goodbye to your clothes – it's a goodbye to chaos and welcome to innovation.
ZERO WASTE FASHION – CUT THE CRAP
Respun collection centers are our response to the fashion fueled war.
How is Gen-Z progressing towards activism against fast fashion brands
Fashion is much beyond what you wear, it is what you represent and most importantly who you are.
Flip the Switch – Fast fashion to slow fashion
Fast Fashion makes it so easy to like, select, add and buy, but what happens to the old clothes you…