Hayzed Magazine
  • Home
  • About me
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sitemap
Home  /  Fashion  /  How does textile recycling work?

How does textile recycling work?

Rip van winkle January 15, 2018 Fashion Leave a Comment

Textile recycling is the process by which fabrics and clothing can be recycled for further use. People can donate old clothes for fabric recycling, after which the items will need to be sorted and processed, then transported for distribution to new users.

Image Credit

Fabric recycling has become more popular due to more people getting interested in recycling in general, along with cheaper clothing costs, which leads people to buy more. With more clothes being bought, people want to make room for their new items, so old clothes are given to charity or recycled.

Sources of fabric

Fabric recycling comes from two main sources: pre- and post-consumer. Pre-consumer means yarn scraps and manufacturing castoffs, and post-consumer means clothing and household and vehicle fabrics. In the UK, about half of collected textiles are reused and the other half is recycled. In Africa, about 80% of people wear used clothing, which has led to concern about the damage this could do to the local clothes manufacturers.

Types of fabric

The textile recycling process depends on the type of fabric – whether it is natural or synthetic. In natural fabrics such as cotton fabric, items for recycling are sorted by colour. Then they are shredded, cleaned and re-spun ready for knitting or weaving. Clothing made from good quality cotton fabric, such as that from http://www.higgsandhiggs.com/fabrics/plain-cotton-fabric.html and other stockists, can be worn again or recycled in this way. Some fibres are compressed for use as fillers for mattresses.

Image Credit

Polyester material and other synthetics are shredded, then granulated to be processed into polyester chips, before being melted and used to make new fibres for polyester. This process ensures old clothing can be used again in some respect and helps sustainability of the textile industry.

High street stores support recycling

Some big name stores are backing the drive to improve recycling efforts. H&M and Zara are two stores supporting in-store recycling, asking customers to leave bags of clothes they no longer want, to be recycled.

The textile industry is worth $1 trillion globally. This includes clothing and also fabric for furniture and mattresses, drapes and other items. 80 billion items of clothing are produced yearly worldwide, but the recovery rate is only 15%, so textile recycling needs to be encouraged. Hopefully, more stores will get involved in the effort and fabric recycling will become the norm.

Previous Article
Next Article

About Author

Rip van winkle

The author is an expert on occupational training and a prolific writer who writes extensively on Business, technology, and education. He can be contacted for professional advice on occupation and activity on his blog.

Related Posts

  • Glazed nails: what they are and how to do them

    March 29, 2023
  • How to dry clean a coat in this Winter

    December 22, 2022
  • How to Accessorise a Merino Sweater

    October 27, 2022

Leave a Reply

Cancel reply

Recent Posts

  • Burmese cat: characteristics and behavior
  • The end of TV night?
  • Do you know these 5 branding trends for 2023?
  • The English Oak Tree and Its Integral Part in the Ecosystem
  • Why is my site getting no traffic?

Topics

  • Auto
  • Business and Management
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Fashion
  • Food and Drink
  • Health and Fitness
  • Home Improvement
  • Jobs and Careers
  • Lifestyle
  • Reviews
  • Shopping
  • Sports
  • Technology Reviews
  • Tour and Travel
  • Wedding

Archives

  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • April 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017

Tags

Annual Best Cameras Bio Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Symptoms Car Car Maintenance dominate Experience fish for beginners Food Business Food Truck Business freshwater aquarium fish Health Benefits Healthy Diet Hotspot inbound links Injuries Keep Locked Out martial arts Mouth Injuries negotiations Net worth New Business Ideas Ornamental fish Prevent Breast Cancer responsive Save Money search engine friendly SEO benefits SEO techniques Social networks Strategies Sunglasses Tooth Video Production Virtual Private Network VPN Warm Weatherstripping Tips weatherstrips Web Browsing web designing website traffic
Theme by ThemesPie | Proudly Powered by WordPress