Textile recycling news articles 
RWM and Futuresource recycling and waste management events merge in 2011
Having both excelled as stand-alone exhibitions over the years, RWM and Futuresource have announced they will join forces for the very first time in only a few months. Emap and CIWM’s decision to bring together two of the UK’s leading recycling and waste management events marks a positive step for the industry, believes Riverside Waste Machinery’s managing director Chris Oldfield. “The waste management calendar is peppered with numerous impor... [more]
Waste management companies can comply with environmental regulations with SmartBin's remote fill-level monitoring solutions
With SmartBin's basic remote fill-level monitoring solutions, waste management companies can comply effortlessly with emerging environmental regulations for recycled materials including: textiles, paper, plastic or aluminum, as well as shredded documents, clinical waste and e-waste. Coupling satellite connectivity, web based monitoring and a robust network, SmartBin™ brings a new level of efficiency and performance to waste management technol... [more]
50,000 new recycling jobs would be created if the UK set more ambitious recycling targets
At least £650 million pounds worth of recyclable materials are incinerated or landfilled each year in the UK. The UK Coalition Government has recently started a review of waste policy in England and as part of this Friends of the Earth is calling on the Government to set ambitious recycling targets. According to a new report by Friends of the Earth, more than 50,000 new recycling jobs would be created across the country if the UK set more ambi... [more]
Wilcox Textile Reclaimers sees 37 percent reduction in the cost of collecting materials with SmartBin Recycling Bank Solution
Wilcox Textile Reclaimers has seen an astounding 37 percent reduction in the cost of collecting materials from its bins throughout the United Kingdom, using SmartBin’s advanced bin-monitoring technology and service. Based on the efficiencies derived from a 10-week trial covering 14 of its strategically positioned textile recycling bins, Wilcox has extended the use of SmartBin technology and services to all of their 1,500-plus bins throughout its ... [more]
Nottingham Trent University students collaborate with ethical fashion designer Orsola de Castro to incorporate recycled fabrics into their work
Students from Nottingham Trent University have been challenged to create a variety of sustainable products as part of a collaborative project with ethical fashion designer, Orsola de Castro. Undergraduate and postgraduate students from courses across the School of Art and Design are involved in the project, which has required them to produce creative items from discarded materials and fabrics. The students have come up with some inspired ideas... [more]
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Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival and SustainU Launch “One For All” Clothing Drive at 2012 Festival
Concert-Goers Can Donate Clothing and Get Free Stuff!Morgantown, WV (PRWEB) May 17, 2012 SustainU, a leading producer of apparel using fabrics made from 100% recycled materials that are manufactured in the USA, today announced its partnership with the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival and the One For All Clothing Drive to be held in conjunction with the 2012 festival in Manchester, Tennessee. ...
DuPage eyes emergency funds for environmental group
Help is apparently on the way for SCARCE — but it’s temporary. The DuPage County Board is scheduled to vote Tuesday evening on allocating $58,500 to keep the environmental advocacy group School and Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education funded through Nov. 30, the end of the county’s budget year. Currently the county’s support is due to dry up June 30. The money will come ...
Recycling Survey Shows Many Do Recycle, But Confusion Remains (INFOGRAPHIC)
How often do you recycle? If you recycle every day, you're among only half of U.S. adults who claim to do so.
Ninety Tons of Metal from Abandoned Mill to Be Recycled, Reused
ReVenture Park™ is being spotlighted by the EPA as a successful example of site reuse. Nearly 200,000 pound of stainless steel and cooper will be reused on-site, recycled into new metal products or transformed into sculptures that will be placed throughout Charlotte’s first Eco-Industrial Park.Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) May 08, 2012 An ambitious and exciting recycling initiative is now underway at ...
N.C. colleges take to "green" graduation gowns
Unifi Inc. and two vendors have added a recycling touch to the apparel that college students wear to celebrate graduation.
Old clothes, even torn and stained, can be recycled
The clothes you used to love but no longer wear do have value, even if they're torn or stained. But if they're mildewed, toss them out.
Electronics ?to be recycled? at no charge
WOODSTOCK – The McHenry County Department of Health has partnered with businesses and community organizations to recycle electronics and other waste from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 19 at McHenry County Government Center, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock.
Sustainable textiles topic of symposium
Representatives from textile and apparel companies will be at Oregon State University from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday for a free public symposium aimed at introducing students and the community to issues around sustainable textiles.
Hygienically Clean Certifications Now Available From TRSA
Alexandria, VA - TRSA has launched its Hygienically Clean certification program to recognize textile services companies' commitment to cleanliness through third-party, quantified biological testing and inspection.
Hybrid Scrap Drum Separator efficiently handles ferrous.
Offering edge-to-edge separation, electro-permanent EP-Rex(TM) Scrap Drum handles sphere-shaped ferrous (meatballs or knuckles) and delivers degree of strength that benefits scrap recycling operations. There is no transfer point drop in magnetic force, nor is there any decline in performance due to heat rise. This story is related to the following: Chemical Processing and Waste Management Search ...
