It’s common knowledge: We have a plastic problem. At this point, we’re oozing one trillion pounds of plastic annually yet we’re showing no signs of stopping. In fact, plastic waste is projected to ...

“Synthetic fleece isn’t fleece at all,” complains Jeremy Moon, the cultural anthropologist turned sustainable designer behind the wool-focused adventure-apparel maker Icebreaker. “It’s all plastic.” ...

Nearly three decades after converting a generation of outdoor enthusiasts to synthetic fabrics, a growing number of sporting-goods makers are bringing wool back. This time around, the companies are ...

Wool has been taken off the sheep's back and woven into everything from sportswear to wedding gowns for the annual Fleece to Fashion Awards in the New England region of New South Wales on the weekend.

With wool selling for only 10 to 70 cents a pound, sheep farmers say it makes more financial sense to burn or compost it rather than pay to clean, bag and transport it to the Lower Mainland, then ...