Recycling of Textile Fabric:
Recycling
is the process of making or manufacturing new products from a product that has
originally served its purpose.
Recycling
of plastics should be carried in such a manner to minimize the pollution level
during the process and as a result to enhance the efficiency of the process and
conserve the energy.Plastics recycling technologies have been historically
divided into two general types:
i.
Primary
ii.
Secondary
Primary recycling
involves processing of a waste/scrap into a product with characteristics
similar to those of original product.
Secondary recycling
involves processing of waste/scrap plastics into materials that have
characteristics different from those of original plastics product.
Textile recycling offers the following environmental benefits:
- Decreases landfill space requirements, bearing in mind that synthetic fiber products do not decompose and that natural fibers may release greenhouse gasses.
- Avoided use of virgin fibers.
- Reduced consumption of energy and water.
- Pollution avoidance.
- Lessened demand for dyes.
Sources of Textiles for Recycling:
Textiles
for recycling are generated from two primary sources. These sources include:
1.
Post-consumer, including garments, vehicle upholstery, household items and others.
2.
Pre-consumer, including scrap created as a by-product from yarn and fabric
manufacture, as well as the post-industrial scrap textiles from other
industries.
The
donation of old garments is supported by non-profit as well as many corporate
programs, including those of Nike and Patagonia.
The Recycling Process :
For
the basics of recycling, read my article, How
Clothing Recycling Works. For textiles to be recycled, there are
fundamental differences between natural and synthetic fibers. For natural
textiles:
- The incoming unwearable material is sorted by type of material and color. Color sorting results in a fabric that does not need to be re-dyed. The color sorting means no re-dying is required, saving energy and avoiding pollutants.
- Textiles are then pulled into fibers or shredded, sometimes introducing other fibers into the yarn. Materials are shredded or pulled into fibers. Depending on the end use of the yarn, other fibers may be incorporated.
- The yarn is then cleaned and mixed through a carding process
- Then the yarn is re-spun and ready for subsequent use in weaving or knitting.
- Some fibers are not spun into yards, however. Some are compressed for textile filling such as in mattresses.
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