Recycling Textiles: A Simple Guide To Doing It Right

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Everyone has experienced the horror of putting on a pair of socks only to find the heel has a gaping hole. Perhaps you've noticed that the thighs of your favorite pair of jeans have been becoming noticeably thinner. We can't pinpoint the exact cause of the deterioration, but once it appears, we can't help but want a new garment.It's easy to discard old, worn clothes. However, in the end, there is only one place it can go: the trash dump. How can we fix this? Fabrics should be recycled rather than thrown away. The Importance of Textile Recycling The Council for Textile Recycle found that although most textiles are recyclable, 85% of them are still sent to landfills and just 15% are recycled annually. Statistics showed that annually, Americans throw away 70 pounds of fabric, and that number is only
Everyone has experienced the horror of putting on a pair of socks only to find the heel has a gaping hole. Perhaps you've noticed that