Is there any way to recycle cloth?

Question

I mean , for clothes that are so old and tattered that thrift stores won't take them, or just for old scraps and rags. Or am I going to have to throw them away?

Answer 1

I recycle most clothing that I have to use for future sewing projects...Of course I love fashion and designing though.

If you can't use it, offer it on craigslist or freecycle as scrap material. I'm sure someone can use it :)

Cheers!

Answer 2

stuff them into your mouth.

Health warning : might cause some choking hazard

Answer 3

charity shops usually take them whatever condition, then they are paid money for the rag waste by weight.

compost natural fibre clothing and or use it as a mulch round your plants.

Answer 4

To reuse cloth i would sort out as follows .

  Parts that are strong & have further wear in them can be used in any number of ways ,depending on type,colour & size.Creative persons handy with sewing will have many ideas,if you are not one of these try & find a taker. Patch work is an old favourite that is fun but time consuming.

Smaller bits with less life will end up as cleaning rags ,stuffing for toys .Really tatterd bits of man made fabric only can go into a compost heap /bin ,synthetic materials are not bio -degradable.

Answer 5

Depends on the cloth. Many makers now do this.

You can look online for ones that take donations. I don;t have time to get you a link right now, I will try tommorow.

Answer 6

Sure, just drop them off at the local landfill.  Cloth is biodegradeable my friend.  Haven't you heard?  Why I'll bet you even flush your toilet paper and throw away used sanitary napkins and such.  You are apparently not doing your part to conserve.  Al Gore would not be proud of you.

Answer 7

i dont think so.

Answer 8

I keep them under my sink. I cut them into squares and use them at times for dust rags, window rags or painting rags...anything that I do not want to get my good rags or washcloths on.

You could be creative and make a blanket or quilt or something....Shrug.

Answer 9

There are companies recycling clothes, but they are few and far between.

The companies that do recycle clothes, reusing the fiber for other products, usually take bulk scraps from factories -- not dropoffs from folks like you and me.

You'll frequently end up doing more damage to the planet by using carbon to get the clothes to the recycler than you would be just using them as dust rags until they have to pathetically go to the landfill.

While the dust rag and other re-use options aren't what you're looking for, they are the greenest option available to you know.

Answer 10

That's what pioneers made quilts out of.  

Either that or cleaning rags.

Answer 11

NOOO REDUSE REUSE RECYCLE

be creative

stich em together and make something functional again

OR

keep it as a cleaning rag or anyother household uses

OR

use them in a compost heap

im sure a few cloth materials are biodegradeable

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