Sustainable Recycling and Repurposing Practices in the Specialty Fabrics Industry
(Room S210C)
03 Oct 19
3:00 PM
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3:50 PM
Tracks:
Classroom Education
Specialty fabrics manufacturers generate about 5 percent of post-industrial fabric waste on their production tonnage. Efficient and sustainable disposal of such persistent waste streams will always remain a challenge. Our viewpoint is that long-range thinking is required, from the generators’ perspective, for appropriate absorption of waste stream in secondary, downstream applications where the waste stream becomes a viable, economical, ingredient resource. This talk details examples of sustainable, collaborative partnerships between waste generators and waste consumers in forging viable paths for fabric waste absorption and consumption.