Wow, great design and incredible reuse, well done!

I love the creativity and reuse

But what’s really got us energized is spring. Because, with spring comes October, and with October comes frocks! Yes, with some anticipation Laverne’s already finishing off the last of the casserole, and freezing some leftover soup, because Frocktober 2010 is coming…

…Slinkier, flowier, and hemmed up to the 9s with some fresh twists for the event that raised over $55,000 towards an early detection test for ovarian cancer in the last two years.

Paid research in many areas of textile recycling, UK and US. 

Just browse, list, swap, signup is free and it is the USA.

It’s interesting how they use FaceBook to connect you with old friends so you can invite more swappers to the site.

check it out

‘I like a naked iphone, it slides in and out really well and EVERY itubecover is unique.’ Andrew Canberra

Reports
January 2009: Sources of Textile Waste in Australia
The Technical Textiles & Nonwoven Association recently produced a discussion paper on “Sources of Textile Waste in Australia” which outlines the issues, questions and scope of the problems of textile waste, while providing insight into the potential economic and environmental benefits that re-use of textile waste as a resource may offer.

The report concludes that the business of regenerating pre-consumer and post-consumer waste in Australia is promising, with the potential to found a new industry and green jobs whilst simultaneously mitigating land fill and providing green inputs to external industries such as the automotive industry.

Professor Mohammad Taherzadeh from the University of Borås in Sweden travelled to Victoria to deliver a paper on a solution for textile
waste that would otherwise go to landfill.

In 2007, under the tutelage of Prof. Taherzadeh, PhD students began to look at the possibilities of producing ethanol and biogas from textile waste. The research found a method to produce half a kilo of ethanol from a kilo of denim. Prof. Taherzadeh’s research is being considered by waste management authorities all over the world.

The contribution of Charity Shops to the community is sustainable development

There is no doubt that without the recycling activities of the charitable recycling organisations (the proceeds from which fund welfare programs), both State and Federal governments would have significantly higher social costs in addition to an unmanageable volume of landfill, the management of which would be funded through increased taxes and a massive bureaucracy. For more information about NACRO and what we are doing, please click on the links provided.