A groundbreaking process developed by researchers at the University of Fukui, Japan, offers a solution to the environmental burden of textile waste. This novel technique extracts dyes from fabric using supercritical carbon dioxide, allowing for both the decolorized clothing and the extracted dye to be reused. This innovative approach has the potential to transform the textile industry from a linear ‘make, use, and dispose’ model to a circular ‘make, use, and reuse’ system.