Cleancloth Ltd.

So the important question is: why recycle textiles? The global issues surrounding the environment and the contentious use of landfill has never been more prominent and Cleancloth is determined to divert as much textile waste as possible from landfill sites. Textile recycling also helps to save our water in turn helping to promote a greener planet by reducing the industrial foot print we leave behind.

In Canada, approximately 1.5 – 2 million tonnes of textile waste is generated each year. Of this, 1.2 million tonnes enter the household waste stream going to landfill. Textiles present particular problems at landfill: man-made fibres do not decompose and although woollen garments do eventually decompose they emit methane gases which contribute towards global warming and climate change. The World Health Organisation estimates that approximately 150,000 people die every year due to climate change.

• We have been at the forefront of campaigning for textile recycling. Saving energy by reducing the need to extract and process "virgin" raw materials to manufacture new products and reducing greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. By stimulating the development of greener technologies, you help reduce the the cost of waste disposal in landfills and incinerators. In Canada, recycling efforts reduce CO2 emissions by 7 -10 million tonnes a year.