Agreeable_Sun3754 t1_iuf3j64 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:07 PM

Reply to comment by eiron-samurai in Massachusetts bans clothing, footwear, bedding, curtains and other textiles from trash disposal by cowghost

Reselling or donating aren't really viable solutions. It just ends up with the trashcan in another country.

Ideally we need a recycling program that can turn textiles into something like insulation.

TinyEmergencyCake t1_iuf7oko wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:35 PM

These exist, and the textiles that aren't reusable go there. That's why the rule is to take ALL textiles to the clothing bins. Those charity bins have a sorting process already. Usable goes to be resold in thrift, unusable gets sent to "tear down" to be repurposed.

Agreeable_Sun3754 t1_iufeeel wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:22 PM

Exists and being able to handle the total volume of textiles are two very different things.

Prioritize self recycling. Especially if textile companies are now required to donate all their waste. The used stuff you donate is going to just add to the massive stream of textiles.

If you know how to make use of a large volume of textiles maybe it would be worth doing a project yourself.

The clothing charity system is completely over burned by the volume of textiles.

Honestly I would love to see some sort of decomodifying effort. Like all churches should have a free store. It's infuriating that they don't.