Revivify High-Rise Textile Recycling

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Swing by our booth and see how quick it is to request a textile bin for your building — it only takes 30 seconds ⏱️♻️

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Textile waste, which comes from the manufacture of clothes and their eventual disposal into landfills, is one of the fastest-growing waste streams in the world. usually lands in Vancouver, where Long's team uses it to create new garments.
The fabric is recycled from discarded clothing from landfills and rag houses — warehouses full of second-hand clothing — in southeast Asia and Africa that eventually lands in Vancouver, where Long's team uses it to create new garments.
Textile waste, which comes from the manufacture of clothes and their eventual disposal into landfills, is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world.
Source: CBC.ca
Help us help your building residents to conveniently join the growing list of buildings that are no longer discarding usable textiles and clothing into the garbage.

How to Reduce Your Closet's Impact on the Planet
In 2020, more than 140 million pounds of textiles ended up in the Metro Vancouver landfill, which was a 143% increase from the 2013 figure. Metro Vancouver multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) collectively contributed to more than 40% of this total, which amounted to about 60 million lbs. of textiles in 2020. That is the equivalent of 160,000 lbs. discarded every day by MURBs, the majority being household textiles, of which, only 2% is actual waste. The rest can be either reused, recycled into new fabric and garments, or repurposed. Here we have tried to mention some simple ways to address and resolve this issue:
1. Give us a call or request a bin on our website!
2. Buy less and keep clothes longer
3. Buy second-hand
4. Invest in sustainable brands if you can
5. Stay away from big oil's fabrics
6. Repurpose old clothes