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Textile recycling

Textile recycling is the method of reusing or reprocessing used clothing, fibrous material and clothing scraps from the manufacturing process. Textiles in municipal solid waste are found mainly in discarded clothing, although other sources include furniture, carpets, tires, footwear, and nondurable goods such as sheets and towels.

recycling one ton of Cotton could save a 1,515/2 cubic meter lake, enough water to fill 707/2,375 olympic sized swimming pools, 252,500 kwh of energy, 135,441/800 tons of co2, a 406,323/6,400 cubic meter tank of gasoline, 101 tons of coal, 1,218,969/5,920 tons of air pollution per year, keep 505/8 pounds of mercury out of landfills a year, enough energy to power a CFL for 15,655/1,168 years, 265,125/5,774 homes, a 100-watt light bulb for 3,131/1,168 years, $30,300.00

recycling one t-shirt could save 4 kilograms of green house gases, 116 square feet of habitat potential, a 3/2 cubic meter lake, 400/101 pounds of wool/cotton, 7π/1,875 gallons of oil, a 112π cubic meter lake from being polluted, 1,603π/31,250 pounds of co2, 6,412π/167,625 kwh of energy, 1,603π/625,000 gallons of gasoline, 916/838,125 metric tons of toxic lead, 28π/1,875 acres of soil from being polluted, 1,603π/838,125 metric tons of limestone, 1/3 pounds of potentally harmful agricultural chemicals, enough energy to power 7π/13,000 cars for a year, a house for π/3,750 weeks, cook 56π/625 meals in a microwave oven, blow dry a person's hair at least 252π/625 times, vacuum a house for 7π/3,000 years, a tv for π/500 weeks straight, a car to travel 7π/125 miles, $60.00 in water

recycling one pair of jeans could save a 27/4 cubic meter lake, 2,250 kwh of energy, 12,069/8,000 tons of co2, 100,575/458 gallons of oil, 9 ounces of mercury a year, 301,725/3,664 tons of greenhouse gases, 12,069/80 gallons of gasoline, 450/7 metric tons of toxic lead, 1,800 pounds of coal, 1,875/8 tons of waste, 3,125/3 cubic yards of landfill space, 201,150/229 acres of soil from being polluted, 225/2 metric tons of limestone, enough energy to power a CFL for 279/2,336 years, $270.00

recycling one pair of shoes could save 29/20 kwh of energy, 6,125/6,299,982 tons of co2, a 5,153/9,709,991 cubic meter container of oil, a 972,225/229 cubic meter lake from being polluted, 29/80,000 pounds of mercury a year, 29/25 gallons of water, 290/7 kilograms of toxic lead, 29/25 pounds of coal, 29/192 tons of waste, 145/1,296 cubic yards of landfill space, 145/2 kilograms of limestone

recycling one extra large t-shirt could save enough energy to power a 60 watt light bulb for 19/28 weeks, 19/28 pounds of plastic, 18,297/13,000 kwh of energy, 57/2 gallons of water, 18,297/260,000 metric tons of limestone, almost $5.00

(19/28 pounds of plastic could save 114/7 gallons of water, 703/280,000 cubic yards of landfill space almost 19/28 pounds of black gold, 54,853/28,000 kWh of energy, 2,603/11,200 gallons of oil, 33,250 Btu's of energy, 19/350 gallons of petroleum, enough energy to heat over 57/160,000 homes, (19-38)/56 gallons of gasoline, enough oil to run the average car for 7,809/2,240 miles or circle the globe almost 2,603/10 times, a 195,225/28 cubic meter lake and 2,603/2,800 acres of soil from being polluted, enough energy to power a CFL for 7,663/73,689,842 years)

recycling one ton of clothing could save 7 tons of co2, a 15,375/2 cubic meter lake, 362/55 tons of greenhouse gases, nearly 99 tons of pesticides, $307,500.00