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An Introduction To Textile Recycling
Textile recycling is how we reuse our clothing and fabric materials to make use out of its remains without letting them fill up the landfills.

The steps needed in order to properly do so includes donating the clothing, sorting them, and transporting them to the consumers for their used garments and other recovered fabrics.

About "SMART"
SMART (Secondary Materials and recycled Textiles) Is an association dedicated to taking both used and unused textiles for recycling purposes. Their sole purpose for their cause is to demonstrate the importance of textile recycling. LeBlanc, Rick. "The Basics of Clothing and Textile Recycling". The Balance Small Business. Retrieved 2019-10-22.

"History/Vision". SMARTASN. Retrieved 2019-10-22

The Challenge
The challenge faced when looking into the issue amongst the nation's textile usage, the problem comes from adding more and more new clothes before even recycling the old. Currently, our world is only able to recycle 1% of non-wearable textiles, but when seeking for new technology, there is a way to increase this exponential growth.

A Way To Help
"Worn Again Technologies" has discovered a product that can separate dyes and other contaminants from the clothing, as well as blended polyester and cotton. Textile manufacturing Fibersort, a concept produced by "Worn Again Technologies", can save a great deal of clothing from the 20 million pieces of textiles said to be thrown out every year. This machine will sort out each textile resource, allowing manufacturers to undergo this process in a more simpler and efficient way.