For economic and ecological reasons, recycling has today an important role. In France, actually 67 % of household packaging initiate a recycling’s procedure. This idea of recuperation also applies to the textile industry.

Collecting textile in Europe (France, England, Germany, Spain and others…) is estimated at about 1 500 000 tonnes every year.

Why you have to recycle :

People prefer buy cheap clothes because of their price, but those clothes are not of good quality so they threw the clothes quickly to the trash and that expend the number of wast. Those wast are burned and made some pollution.

So that’s why you have to recycle your clothes and no threw them to the trash.

Cycle of clothes recycling

.Textiles that are worn out or in unsaleable condition can be left in special textile banks at recycling centres.  The fabrics are shredded before being reprocessed into new items.  Industrial quality “blankets” which protect equipment whilst being transporting is one example of what recycled textiles may become.

Differentes textiles and leather recycling categories : 

• Cotton Recycling
• Wool Recycling
• Burlap, Jute, and Sisal Recycling
• Polyurethane Foam Recycling
• Polyester and Polyester Fiber Recycling
• Nylon and Nylon Fiber Recycling
• Other Synthetic Fiber Recycling
• Carpet Recycling
• Rags and Wipers
• Used and Recycled Bags
• Used Clothing
• Used Footwear
• Leather Recycling
• Textile Recycling Employment

Charity Shop :

We could find used clothing in a charity shop, thrift shop, thrift store, or hospice shop. Clothes are more cheap and we can find particular or vintage clothes. But their quality is worse. Charity shops are often popular with people who are frugal. In the United States, shopping at a charity store has become popular enough to earn a slang term: thrifting.

Exemple of frippery in Paris

Wastefullness :

According to the « Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maitrise de l’Énergie (ADEME) » (the french agency for environment and energy) one french uses more than 17 kg textiles in one year, 9 kg of clothes and 2 kg shoes. 

40 % of the clothes which are deported in warehouses are used as second-hand clothes, 45 % are recycled and 15 % are destroyed in certain companies.

Insulation :

You can create the insulation with recycled clothing. There exist two types of insulation made from these materials: the soundproofing and thermal insulation.