FABRIC RECYCLING | The Truth

#fabricrecylcling #ecosewing #sewingchannel Fabric recycling is definitely a thing. And for some fibers is a much easier process than for others. But it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. Is fabric recycling a viable way to reduce our environmental impact when it comes to the textiles we use? ….I wish I had better news. Link to the SEW ASK ME ANYTHING ABOUT SCRAPBUSTING https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTIFpWeve4y1nB6mcDCwPwqh_FJZi3zuX Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stephanierubletz/ Follow me on Pinterest https://www.pinterest.ca/stephanierubletz/ Check out my Website https://www.stephanierubletz.com Music Leslie Strut by John Deley and the 41 Players Resources (1) Bank & Vogue - The grading system for sorting used textiles - https://www.bankvogue.com/used-clothing-sorted-graded-journey-credential-clothing-mixed-rags/ (2) CBC- Less than 25% of donated used clothes are sold in stores in Canada, over abundance of used textiles leads to issues in the countries that import them. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/donated-clothing-where-it-ends-up-1.4662023 (3) CNBC - China has decreased importing raw recycling good by as much as 99% in some markets due to enforcing a %.5 contamination policy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYjkdYAUa0c (4) CBC news - Difficulty of recycling mixed fibers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHhD3zb-uQY (5) CBC Radio 1 (Video is in French, however there is an English interview that I will leave a link to as well) - Many un-usable textiles are being send to the USA for incineration to generate electricity due to the lack of a market for raw material. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5mlfeCGmYQ (English interview) https://youtu.be/y5mlfeCGmYQ?t=399