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James E Thomas

Senior Lecturer in Health Policy & Community Health Georgia Southern University
James E Thomas

James Thomas is a Lecturer in the Department of Department of Health Policy and Community Health at Georgia Southern University. He joined Georgia Southern in 2018.

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Flax Sector / Study Findings Report
Interest in domestic natural fibres is rising across the UK's sustainable fashion and maker sectors, driven by demand for shorter, more transparent supply chains.

Scotland Proves Flax Can Grow but Cannot Yet Build an Industry

  • Special Correspondent

14 May 2026
Event Roundup / IFAT Report
EPR is turning fashion’s end-of-life problem into a governance question, linking product design with collection costs, recycling outcomes, compliance systems, and accountability across European markets.

Textile Circularity Becomes a Serious Test of Europe’s Waste Economy

  • Tom Voege

15 May 2026
 
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Recycling Crisis / Tshirt Study Report
The environmental cost of a cotton t-shirt is set long before it reaches a shop floor, determined by cultivation, water use and the inefficiencies of industrial fibre processing.

Why Bangladesh Loses More Cotton Than Norway's Best Recycling System Can Ever Recover

  • Special Correspondent

28 May 2026
Cotton Production / Latin America Overview Interview
The distance between a validated research finding and its adoption on a working farm is rarely a scientific problem. It is an economic, institutional, and logistical one.

Inclusion or Concentration: Latin American Cotton Faces a Reckoning

  • Subir Ghosh

26 May 2026
 
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Snapshot / Recycling Crisis / III Feature
A diffusion of responsibility prevents coordinated action and enables continued inaction. Brands blame inadequate infrastructure, recyclers cite insufficient feedstock quality, governments point to industry resistance, and consumers expect affordable options without understanding environmental costs.

Policy Patchwork: How Regulatory Gaps Are Sabotaging Europe's Circular Textile Ambitions

  • Subir Ghosh

4 June 2025
Cotton Crisis / Ground Truths Report
From sowing to spinning, every segment of India’s cotton value chain is under stress, affected by rising costs, outdated technology, and fragmented policy oversight across ministries.

Frayed Futures: India’s Cotton Crop Unspooling Fast

  • Richa Bansal

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