Less than 20% of textile waste either stay on the market or get recycling Another quarter is incinerated which is CO2 intensive and the rest ends up in the landfill!  

Like most things, the problem came up before we had even thought about the future. Literally millions of tons of textile waste is created globally every year and there isn't a clear solution yet.   

There are a lot of people that have taken up the challenge though!  There are thousands of homesteader articles giving you a lot of ways to upcycle your old clothing. From making kitchen rags and reusable food wraps to makeup removal pads and scrunchies - you can turn your favorite old clothes into new beautiful accessories.  

You can also compost your 100% natural textiles and take back programs are cropping up around the world.  And there's tech in its infancy that pulls apart clothes, and respins it to twine that can be used to make new fabric!  

References and Promised Links: 

TerraCycle Program: https://www.terracycle.com/en-AU/zero_waste_boxes/fabrics-and-clothing-en-au 

Wolkat: https://www.wolkat.com/ 

New Order of Fashion lab for recycling clothing: https://neworderoffashion.com/lab/ 

Fashion Waste Index: https://labfresh.eu/pages/fashion-waste-index 

BBC stats : www.bbc.com/future/article/20200710-why-clothes-are-so-hard-to-recycle