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Textile waste presents ‘untapped’ potential for entrepreneurs as Bathurst runs recycling trial
A regional New South Wales council has been overwhelmed by donations as it joins the “next clear frontier” of Australia’s waste crisis — the hundreds of thousands of tonnes of unwanted textiles thrown out each year.
Key points:
- Australians throw out hundreds of tonnes of textiles, including clothing, every year
- Bathurst council’s trial recycling program has been a resounding success, recycling 1,600kg of textiles in the first month
- Companies are finding new ways to reuse fibres—including as new fabrics and materials
The Australian Bureau of Statistics found that about 800,000 tonnes of textile, leather and rubber waste was discarded in the 2018-19 financial year, with a little less than 75 per cent sent directly to landfill.
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