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2. Textile recycling - Wikipedia

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   Mechanical processing is a recycling method in which textile fabric is broken down while the fibers are still preserved. [5] Once shredded down, these fibers can be spun to create new fabrics. [5] This is the most commonly used technique to recycle textiles and is a process that is particularly well developed for cotton textiles. [5]

3. Cotton recycling - Wikipedia

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   Cotton recycling is the process of converting cotton fabric into fibers that can be reused into other textile products. [ 1 ] Recycled cotton is primarily made from pre-consumer cotton which is excess textile waste from clothing production. [ 1 ]

4. Upcycling - Wikipedia

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   Venice Biennale installation by Małgorzata Mirga-Tas (2022) - artistic upcycling of old textile materials. While recycling usually means the materials are remade into their original form, e.g., recycling plastic bottles into plastic polymers, which then produce plastic bottles through the manufacturing process, upcycling adds more value to the materials, as the name suggested.

5. California Just Passed the Country's First Clothing Recycling ...

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   “SB 707 isn’t just about recycling; it’s about transforming the way we think about textile waste.” The landmark bill passed with wide support from state legislators, reported The Guardian.

6. Recycled wool - Wikipedia

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   Recycled wool, also known as rag wool or shoddy is any woollen textile or yarn made by shredding existing fabric and re-spinning the resulting fibres. Textile recycling is an important mechanism for reducing the need for raw wool in manufacturing. Shoddy was invented by Benjamin Law of Batley in 1813.

7. Resource recovery - Wikipedia

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   Resource recovery can be enabled by changes in government policy and regulation, circular economy infrastructure such as improved 'binfrastructure' to promote source separation and waste collection, reuse and recycling, [5] innovative circular business models, [6] and valuing materials and products in terms of their economic but also their social and environmental costs and benefits. [7]

8. Recycling by product - Wikipedia

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   Progress in recycling has resulted in a major reduction in dumping. Tire recycling, or rubber recycling, is the process of recycling waste tires that are no longer suitable for use on vehicles due to wear or irreparable damage. These tires are a challenging source of waste, due to the large volume produced, the durability of the tires, and the ...

9. Recycling by material - Wikipedia

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   Recycling can be carried out on various raw materials. Recycling is an important part of creating more sustainable economies , reducing the cost and environmental impact of raw materials. Not all materials are easily recycled, and processing recyclable into the correct waste stream requires considerable energy.