Fast fashion is being given as the reason for 27 Salvation Army clothing and textile banks are due to be removed in Devon at the end of January. In a statement, the Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd ...
There are “three legs to the stool” when it comes to textile recycling—collection, sortation, and finally, the processes that turn waste into new, saleable product. Knowing this, recently launched ...
Textile collections at HWRCs across Devon are set to end after SATCoL confirmed it will remove 27 clothing banks from sites in the county.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, textiles accounted for nearly 6 percent of the municipal solid waste generated in 2018, the most recent data available on the agency’s website.
Textile waste from uniforms contributes heavily to landfills and greenhouse gas emissions, with law enforcement uniforms being a prime target for recycling efforts. Police uniforms are ideal for ...