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Textile waste presents ‘untapped’ potential for entrepreneurs as Bathurst runs recycling trial – ABC News
Participants in a NSW textile recycling trial have donated more than 1,600kg of unwanted fabrics in the space of a month and organisers say they’re overwhelmed…
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 fibresincluding as new fabrics…
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