New York Will Introduce The Largest Urban Textile Recycling Program

New York is preparing to introduce the largest city from September.

According to the environmental protection agency statistics, every American probably throw away 10 pounds of socks, shirts, jeans and sheets every year.

In New York, about 190000 tons of textiles were thrown away in 2008.

According to the plan, New York will place 50 recycling bins in the high flow area and sign a 10-15 year contract with a non profit making company. They will be responsible for these urban recycling bins.

Goodwill Industries International is one of the companies that sign the tender.

Robert Lange, director of New York's waste prevention, reuse and recycling Bureau, said

But these clothes and sheets can be recovered in many ways.

If this event is successful, this recycling clothing scheme can become national.

Brenda Platt, director of the Institute of local self reliance in Washington, D.C., said the plan will create.

She estimated that after the establishment of 20 textile recycling companies, the textile industry created 85 times more jobs than landfills.