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Re-cycled fabrics are made from pre- & post-consumer waste, which are collected, unraveled, then re-spun into yarn for weaving.

New textile fibre is disposed of by spinning mills, weavers & manufactures each year. Technology now exists to make new yarn from gin waste, commercial fabric trimmings, mill ends & used clothing.

Recycled cotton is recovered cotton that would be wasted during the spinning, weaving & cutting processes. Yarn purchasers have many different grades, thicknesses & strength options to choose from; any yarn that is overproduced or does not meet the exact specifications of the purchaser is considered waste, even though it is perfectly useable. This is the waste that is re-spun into new yarn. The irregular colours & textures reveal it’s recycled origins & are not considered flaws.

In the past, this waste went directly into landfills. By recycling cotton wastes, we not only conserve landfill space, we reduce the amount of land, water, energy, pesticides & human labour that goes into cotton production.

Recycled wool, according to The Wool products Labeling Act of 1039(amended 1986), ‘recycled wool’ is the resulting fibre when wool has been woven or felted into a wool product which, whether used by a consumer or not, is subsequently made again into a fibrous state.

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