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I presume polyester or blends could be disposed of via pyrolysis and converted back into oil. Or simply burned for energy. Interestingly, H&M has collected 140
by superchroma 4y ago
I presume polyester or blends could be disposed of via pyrolysis and converted back into oil. Or simply burned for energy.
Interestingly, H&M has collected 140,000 tonnes of textiles through an in-store recycling program so far, and they upcycle but also work with a company called Renewcell to generate new fibers from cotton waste. I'm not sure what they do with the rest of the bulk textile but I presume it's burned or maybe just goes to landfill.
- tuatoru 4y agoSometimes discarded cotton clothing goes to making rag paper[1], which is a good quality paper for archival and such. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_paper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_paper