Americans send 10.5 million tons of clothing to landfills every year. Can for-profit recycling companies turn those rags into riches?

The Council for Textile Recycling says that the United States generates an average of 25 billion pounds of textiles a year in the form of clothing, shoes, accessories and more, which comes out to ...

Textiles are recyclable. Here's some important info on how to recycle your old clothes, sheets, towels, and more—plus, smart and eco-friendly ways to repurpose them.

Why is recycling clothes difficult? Recycling clothing isn’t like recycling paper, glass or metal. Clothes are endlessly variable and unpredictable. So they’re not ideal for recycling ...

For more information, you may also contact the USAG Italy solid waste/recycling compliance manager, Kurt Brownell, DSN 637-8266, comm. 0444-61-8266, or Kurt.A.Brownell.civ@mail.mil.

Clothing and plastics are also related from the perspective of the Department of Sanitation. An average consumer throws away 81 pounds of clothing every year and 150 water bottles in that same time.