Advantages of recycling

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Recycling cloth and textiles saves energy and reduces pollution that would result from transportation and particularly the dyeing and color fixing processes applied to new, raw cloth. In particular, recycling really helps in this case by saving water, which is used in large quantity to wash and treat raw cloth. Recycling textiles via donation, benefits charities, and provides affordable clothes for 3rd world countries. In other words it raises revenues for charity, provides clothes in world disaster areas. A lot of economic savings can be done and it also reduces household expenditure in a repressed declining economy. When it comes to textiles and clothing, people perceive that manufacturing clothes is a one way route. Clothes are manufactured, sold, worn out and thrown away. This conception is fast changing as a result of the increase in public awareness with regards recycling clothes. High fashion and corporate greed have both contributed to this notion. Consumers in developed countries have an unending appetite for fast fashion and it is us who need to change. Recycling clothes and accessories is one such initiative that aims to change people’s mindset about this alarming trend and establish clothes as a commodity. Clothes recycling are not new to the world. Unlike manufacturing, recycling clothes is usually undertaken manually. The process includes collection, repair and distribution of clothing and accessories. This in turn creates more jobs in the system. With modern collection and distribution systems, clothes recycling have been taken to another level. Our online portal offers users the ability to trade clothes collection online and make quick money. People in need of fast cash can trade in their unwanted clothes through a very easy to use interface. Besides recycling clothes, there are other uses for used textiles. Rags/wipers can be made out of clothes that are no fit for wearing. Dedicated factories have been set up by large textile houses that make use of used clothes to make rags and in turn earn more money. This also reduces the carbon footprint of companies that otherwise would have to thrown clothes in landfill sites. Such capitalism is good for the economy.

| December 5th, 2012 | Posted in recycled, recycling, textiles, Uncategorized |

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