Latest Textile recycling News
Sterecycle plans to build and operate five new recycling plants in the UK
Sterecycle Ltd has announced a £200 million expansion programme that will create 300 new jobs while reducing Britain’s dependence on landfill for the disposal of domestic and commercial refuse. As part of the expansion programme, the Company is raising £50 million in new equity capital from institutional investors and has appointed UBS as financial adviser for the fund raising. Sterecycle plans to build and operate five new recycling plants ar... [more]
Technology Strategy Board to invest in the development of green technology
The Technology Strategy Board has announced that skin and hair care products from seaweed, inkless digital printing and recovering nickel from old batteries are just three areas of new “green technology” development to receive financial support. The aim is to develop new or improved sustainable materials, processes and products, and a total of eighteen innovative projects are to benefit from investment totalling over £20 million. The work wil... [more]
Thrifty consumers can generate cash with recycling
With more people now looking for opportunities to generate cash during the economic downturn, recycling a mobile phone is a quick and easy way to earn money. Money4urmobile.com have reported they are seeing a rise in the number of mobile phones being recycled which they are putting down to the British public becoming a little bit more thrifty. Mobile phones are one of the highest money spinning products to recycle but they are not the only ite... [more]
Waste Protocol Project wants to identify additional waste materials that can be reused and recycled
The Waste Protocols Project, a joint Environment Agency and WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) initiative, has launched the search for additional waste materials that can be reused and recycled, rather than needlessly dumped in landfill. The Project, set up to help industry make better use of waste materials by clarifying in Quality Protocols how and when waste can be freed up from regulations and used with no further risk to the env... [more]
Scrap Art Material Store collects surplus objects and reuses them for educational and creative activity
Scrap Art Material Store (SAMS) was set up as a Community Enterprise in 2004 with a small number of members using the facility. To date the project continues to grow with more than 850 member groups regularly making trips to this Aladdin’s cave to collect art and craft material. ‘A treasure trove’, ‘a sweet shop’, and ‘magical’ are all descriptions that project manager Joanne Mason has heard from customers when they walk into the emporium of scra... [more]
Other Textile recycling news and reviews
Lowell City Council makes a stink over yard waste (Lowell Sun)
LOWELL -- The City Council approved a motion Tuesday night by City Councilor Patrick Murphy requesting that City Manager Bernie Lynch review data on the cost-effectiveness of yard-waste collection during the summer months.
Polartec to use new product, old garments (The Nashua Telegraph)
Performance fabric manufacturer Polartec has teamed up with Unifi to further advance production of recycled materials in its products. The Lawrence, Mass.-based company, which has a local manufacturing plant in Hudson, will integrate a product known as Repreve 100 yarn into its fabrics under the new partnership, announced in mid-January. Every pound of Repreve 100 yarn contains approximately 27 ...
Staten Island community boards schedule meetings for coming week (Staten Island Advance)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The following Community Board meetings have been scheduled for this week: COMMUNITY BOARD 1Â The St. George/Tompkinsville/New Brighton/Cottage Hill/Snug Harbor/West Brighton area committee will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Walker Park Tennis House, 50...
Stitches in time: Quilt-making as contemporary art (Independent)
If the thought of quilts makes you want to yawn and dive underneath one – then think again. Tracey Emin and Grayson Perry are just two of the contemporary artists whose quilts go on show this weekend at the V&A, along with other quilts dating from 1700. And for aspiring quilt-makers, there will be a series of workshops at the exhibition.
Club News (Lowell Sun)
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Donation Bins Not Allowed In City (Webster-Kirkwood Times)
Charitable organizations looking for a place to locate their donation bins need not look in Des Peres. The Des Peres Board of Aldermen Monday unanimously denied a permit to USAgain, which had requested to place two bins at Olympic Oaks Shopping Center, 12109 Manchester Road.
Board Considers Recycling Containers At Olympic Oaks (Webster-Kirkwood Times)
Recycling bins "placed willy-nilly" around the city was the subject of a public hearing by the Des Peres Board of Aldermen on Feb. 22. Vernon Taylor, operations manager of U'SAgain, a national textile recycling company, said he was requesting permission to place two clothing donation boxes at Olympic Oaks Village at 12109 Manchester Road.
World News (Times of Malta)
Facebook beats Google for visitors - Today, 10:07 Social-networking star Facebook surpassed Google to become the most visited website in the United States for the first time last week, industry...
First Friday Roundup (Las Vegas CityLife)
2010 RFP, various artists
Eriez(R) Offers 'Choose and Use Magnetic Separator' Brochure for Easier Selection of Magnetic Separation Equipment (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Eriez®, world authority in magnetic, vibratory and inspection applications, now offers a 14-page brochure which helps buyers at industrial companies select the proper magnetic separating equipment for their processing operation.
