- Each American disposes of about 35 pounds of old clothing and other textiles each year, yet only 10 pounds per person are recycled.
(IL Recycling Association Website) - The textile recycling industry, with some 2,000 companies, removes annually from the solid waste stream 2.5 billion pounds of post consumer textile product waste. (Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association)
- How is used clothing recycled? According to the Council for Textile Recycling, almost half (48%) is recycled as secondhand clothing; approximately 20% become wiping and polishing cloths and approximately 26% is converted to fiber to be used in other products.
We can all make a difference by recycling and reusing clothes and other textile products!!!!