The American Textile Recycling Committee (CTR), a non-profit organization based in Bel Air, Maryland, which is dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of eliminating textile waste from solid waste streams, launched a website called weardonaterecycle. . Org, designed to promote the recycling of post-consumer clothing and other textiles, regardless of their circumstances.
CTR Chairman Eric Stubin said: “Our goal is to achieve zero post-consumer textile waste into landfills by 2037. In the United States, an average of 70 pounds of old clothes, shoes and home textiles are discarded each year to landfills. We educate people that clothing and textiles are the most recyclable items in their own homes."
According to estimates by the US Environmental Protection Agency, in the United States, more than 25 billion pounds of clothing and home textiles were produced in 2009 and this number will increase to more than 35 billion pounds by 2019. Currently, more than 21 billion pounds, 70 pounds per person, are disposed of in landfills in the United States. They account for 5.2% of the total landfill space. Only about 15% of post-consumer textiles are recycled. Between 1999 and 2009, total post-consumer textile waste increased by 40%, while the total use of converted textile waste increased by only 2%.
Stubin said: “For the first time in history, all sectors of the apparel industry, including consumers, manufacturers, charities, retailers, and recycling agencies are united. If consumers, municipalities, and apparel industries come together to recycle, promote 'clothing.' Donation.Recycling'market, we will more obviously change the use of more post-consumer textile waste in the coming years."
CTR Chairman Eric Stubin said: “Our goal is to achieve zero post-consumer textile waste into landfills by 2037. In the United States, an average of 70 pounds of old clothes, shoes and home textiles are discarded each year to landfills. We educate people that clothing and textiles are the most recyclable items in their own homes."
According to estimates by the US Environmental Protection Agency, in the United States, more than 25 billion pounds of clothing and home textiles were produced in 2009 and this number will increase to more than 35 billion pounds by 2019. Currently, more than 21 billion pounds, 70 pounds per person, are disposed of in landfills in the United States. They account for 5.2% of the total landfill space. Only about 15% of post-consumer textiles are recycled. Between 1999 and 2009, total post-consumer textile waste increased by 40%, while the total use of converted textile waste increased by only 2%.
Stubin said: “For the first time in history, all sectors of the apparel industry, including consumers, manufacturers, charities, retailers, and recycling agencies are united. If consumers, municipalities, and apparel industries come together to recycle, promote 'clothing.' Donation.Recycling'market, we will more obviously change the use of more post-consumer textile waste in the coming years."
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