Textiles – Page 4 – Zero Panik

From Rags to Ditches

February 12, 2022 / Comments Off

From Rags to Ditches Why turning old t-shirts into rags is not sustainable. If you google textile recyclers you will find a list of companies that take your old t-shirts and rip them up into rags. Now while this all sounds well and good, we all know that rags get soiled and used for the […]

the cottage industry; textile industry, cotton textiles

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The Fall Of The American Textile Industry

February 7, 2022 / Comments Off

The American Textile Industry Before the industrial revolution, the textile industry operated out of homes and was known as the cottage industry. A once-booming industry here in the United States, today’s textile industry in the U.S. is a fraction of what it once was. It all began in 1785 when Edmund Cartwright patented the very […]

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Community Recycling and Composting Education Programs

April 23, 2021 / Comments Off

Your donations will support a circular economy and help us implement these important programs. Teach Kids To Recycle We are developing a fun and educational program to help kids learn about the importance of recycling, composting, organic gardening, and reducing waste. The Value of Sustainably In this program, we teach individuals about sustainably, why it’s […]

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Goal: To Increase the Collection of Post-Consumer Textile Materials in California by 200%

April 23, 2021 / Comments Off

Our Mission Our mission is to increase the amount of post-consumer textiles collected from various resources, by providing sustainable textile recycling solutions to residential property owners, retailers, government offices, hospitals, and hotels. Our Goal Our goal is to create easy and convenient access to clothing and household textile collection boxes throughout California. This will increase […]