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UK recycling firms are turning discarded textiles into new materials, as the country throws away about 711,000 tonnes of textiles each year. Project Re:Claim in Kettering converts polyester clothing and bedding into recycled pellets, processing 500kg an hour; the pellets require 89% less carbon to make than virgin polyester. Peterborough-based Gen Phoenix reforms leather waste into fabric, which it says has an 80% lower carbon footprint than traditional leather and has kept more than 18,000 tonnes of material from landfill. Both companies say wider uptake depends on manufacturers designing recyclable products and stronger legislation.
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