Did you know that almost all of the used clothing being thrown away is perfectly recyclable? The textile business was one of the first industries to form a recycling system and it has a very efficient process in place. The tragedy is that the majority of used clothing is not being put up for recycling and is instead taking up space in landfills. There are several important reasons that this should matter to you and there are also simple ways you can help to reduce this environmental...

It has become more common for consumers to donate many of their newer clothing items due to cycling fashion trends, wardrobe makeovers and size fluctuations. However, even though there has been an increase in consumer donation during the last couple decades, many people still throw out a good deal of their older clothing. This amounts to billions of pounds of clothing every single year. It you’re tempted to toss away items of clothing you believe are too worn to be reused there are...