Did you know that clothes made of only one material are much easier to recycle?

Name: Did you know that clothes made of only one material are much easier to recycle?
Uploaded: 2024-08-26T09:42:35Z
Duration: 2 min 31 s
Description: Clothing made from a mix of fibres, such as cotton and polyester, can be very, very difficult to recycle. Globally, around 87% of discarded textiles end up in landfill, while up to one-third of ocean microplastics come from synthetic fibres. Recycling clothing could be part of the solution to these problems but just 1% of textiles are recycled. And mixed-fibre clothing is one of the reasons why.

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Did you know that clothes made of only one material are much easier to recycle?

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