Community Textile Recycling is back up and running!

Please reach out to aubrey@ricracknola.com if you have questions.

Bring us any end of life textiles that need to be recycled.
IN 2025, WE HAVE COMMITTED TO OFFERING RECYCLING FREE OF CHARGE TO THE PUBLIC!

FOR POST-INDUSTRIAL WASTE, BUSINESS WASTE, AND OTHER LARGE-SCALE PROJECTS, PLEASE INQUIRE FOR PRICING!

17 million tons of textiles are thrown away each year. That's 82 pounds annually from the average American. 95% of textiles could be recycled, but only about 15% actually are. This news sounds grim, but there's lots we can do to help. Reuse, repurpose, upcycle, swap, trade, think creatively, and then think about donating or recycling. Think about the longterm life of whatever it is you're thinking of buying before you buy it. Let's work together and think creatively to keep textiles out of the landfill!
 
Have scraps that can't be used in other projects?  We send those materials off to be shredded and turned into Shoddy which will be used for items such as carseat padding or carpet padding. 
 
Only clothing and linens that are no longer suitable to be used or worn will be recycled! When we talk about REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE recycle is the last word for a reason! It should be the last choice.

• If the clothing can still be worn, consider donating it to a local shop doing good work such as Out of the Closet, whose funding goes to AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s HIV prevention and treatment services.

• Is it fabric in good condition that just needs a new home? We'll accept it as a tax deductible donation for our creative reuse shop. Its sale will help fund our mission!

 
 

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