Bel Air, Maryland (PRWEB) September 30, 2014
The Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association (Intelligent) and its sister organization, the Council for Textile Recycling (CTR) have each agreed to sponsor an educational campaign becoming presented by the New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling (NYSAR3) . The Boards of Directors of each Wise and CTR voted in favor of delivering monetary and public relations support for the November campaign that will launch in conjunction with America Recycles Day on November 15.

“The state-wide work to market the recycling of used clothes and other textiles being developed by NYSAR3 is a great step forward in educating the public about the importance of maintaining used clothes out of landfills,” says Jackie King, Executive Director of Wise. “The textile recycling market has been reusing and recycling clothes, sheets, towels, shoes, and other textile items for far more than one hundred years. Clothing was being recycled extended prior to the environment became such an critical issue to so numerous individuals.”

Sensible is the international trade association of the for-profit textile and used clothes recycling sector, although the Council for Textile Recycling functions to bring with each other all aspects of clothes recycling such as companies, retailers, shoppers, academicians, and municipal personnel.

“People don’t realize that 95% of all utilised clothing and household textiles can be recycled,” says Eric Stubin, President of the Council for Textile Recycling. “If the items aren’t reused as clothing, they can be reduce into industrial wiping or polishing cloths, or they could be shredded and processed back to their original fiber content. Those fibers are then utilized to manufacture new items such as household insulation, auto soundproofing material, carpet padding, stuffing for sports gear or pet bedding, and several other merchandise.”

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s most recent report on municipal strong waste (2012), 14.33 million tons of waste is generated annual that is exclusively clothing and other household textiles of this quantity 2.25 million tons, only 15.7%, is recycled.1

In the very same study, the EPA calculated the influence the existing level of recycling has Greenhouse Gases in the United States. The EPA report indicates the two.25 million tons of textiles are currently recycled annually is the equivalent of removing 1.two million vehicles from America’s highways. This is far more than five-occasions the impact of recycled yard trimmings (170 thousand vehicles removed) is a lot more than four-instances the effect of glass recycling (210 thousand automobiles removed) a lot more than plastic recycling (670 thousand cars removed) and is almost equal to the influence of aluminum recycling (1.three million automobiles removed).two

For added information, speak to Paul Bailey at the Fallston Group at 410-420-2001 or by e mail at paul.bailey(at)fallstongroup(dot)com.

Source:
1Table 1, Web page 6. Municipal Strong Waste Generation, Recycling, and Disposal in the United States: Information and Figures for 2012.

two Table five, Page 11. Municipal Strong Waste Generation, Recycling, and Disposal in the United States: Details and Figures for 2012.

About
Secondary Components and Recycled Textiles (Smart) is an international nonprofit trade association that strengthens the financial possibilities of its diverse membership by advertising the interdependence of our industry segments and delivering a typical forum for networking, education and trade. Since 1932, Intelligent has been at the forefront of recycling. Wise members use and convert recycled and secondary supplies from utilised clothing, commercial laundries and non-woven, off spec material, new mill ends and paper from around the planet. Smart member firms create thousands of jobs worldwide. Smart members prove every day that you can make funds by getting socially accountable.

For extra info on Wise, check out the association’s website at http://www.SMARTasn.org. The following hyperlink will take you directly to informational videos on textile recycling http://www.smartasn.org/about/videos.cfm.

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