Things you don’t know about recycling old clothes

Things you don't know about recycling old clothes 1. Recyclable clothes The categories of old clothes recycling are very wide, including clothes, shoes, bags, quilts, plush dolls, etc. There are no requirements for newness, material, brand, etc. They just need to be kept dry and packed together without classification. Of course, it would be better if they can be classified and packed. 2. Simple classification of old clothes Generally speaking, old clothes can be divided into summer clothes, autumn and winter clothes, old shoes, old bags, bedding, plush toys, white materials, and wool yarn according to their uses. 1) Summer clothes Summer clothes are mainly more than 70% new, not dirty, not rotten, not wet, and not faded. On this basis, summer skirts, men's and women's clothes and pants, underwear and bras, etc. are worn. 2) Autumn and winter clothes Autumn and winter clothes are mainly coats, pants, clothes that are not dirty, not rotten, not wet, and not faded. In particular, the fur collars on the collars of winter clothes can be classified separately. 3) Old shoes Old shoes are sports shoes, leather shoes, sandals, casual shoes, etc. that are not broken or rotten and clean. 4) Bags Bags are required to be leather bags, school bags, computer bags, handbags, shoulder bags, wallets, etc. that are not dirty, rotten, wet, or faded. 5) Bedding Bedding mainly includes sheets, quilt covers, curtains, pillowcases, etc. that are not torn, rotten, or dirty. 6) Plush toys Plush toys mainly include small, clean and usable fabric toys. 7) White cloth White cloth is divided into large white and small white. As the name suggests, large white is pure white, and small white is mixed white. 8) Wool yarn mainly refers to sweaters with wool properties, etc. 9) Denim Denim mainly refers to denim clothes and pants that are more than 70% new and not dirty, rotten, wet, or faded. 3. Some old clothes are divided like this. Some special clothes can be classified according to the following classification methods. Be sure to read them carefully! 1) Old children's clothes Clothes for children under 6 years old can also be classified according to fabrics. 2) Old underwear dresses, that is, bras, dresses, etc., are all summer clothes. 3) Old school uniforms are divided into summer clothes and winter clothes according to the properties of school uniforms, and are recycled in different categories. 4) Old woolen sweaters/sweaters can be classified by color and belong to winter clothes. 5) Old fur/fur collars Many fur collars on winter clothes and fur that is no longer wanted after being worn out belong to winter clothes. 6) Finished fabric classification Waste fabric-non-woven fabric-leftovers-denim fabric-waste home textile material-woven fabric-wiping machine cloth-waste leather-artificial leather-flowering material-stock fabric. 7) Fabric classification White fabric-cotton trousers-linen-polyester-polyester-cotton blended-nylon-wool-acrylic-spandex-lycra. 8) Old home textile classification Curtains-carpets-towels-bedsheets-fabric-mosquito nets. Statistics show that based on the average life of a piece of clothing of 3 to 4 years, if each person abandons 3 to 5 old clothes each year on the basis of purchasing 5 to 10 new clothes per year, more than 50 million tons of old clothes will be produced in China each year, while the comprehensive utilization rate of old clothes in China is only 2 million tons/year, and the comprehensive utilization rate is less than 10%. In terms of stock, the annual output of used clothing in China will reach 3.9 billion to 6.5 billion pieces, and the total amount of various textiles accumulated in households exceeds 100 million tons.