The document discusses garment recycling and upcycling. It defines upcycling as repurposing old items into something more valuable. Recycling involves reusing materials or garments, while upcycling adds design value through reconstitution. Benefits include waste reduction, environmental conservation, and economic opportunities. The process involves sorting materials, reclaiming fibers, and reusing fabrics for clothing or industrial purposes like wiping or stuffing. Upcycling can turn old jeans into reusable shopping bags through creative repurposing and handiwork.

1. GARMENT
RECYCLING

2. What are upcycled garments?
What Is Clothing Upcycling? Upcycling (sometimes known
as creative reuse) means repurposing old, disused, broken
and unloved items into something that provides value again.
Essentially, it's about turning trash into treasure. It can refer
to objects or waste materials that would otherwise be destined for
landfill.

3. Recycling and Upcycling in the Apparel Industry
The value-added benefits gained through upcycling are quickly propelling it
to a top position in the aspirational fashion market. As a result, it is gradually
overshadowing its older counterpart, "recycling," which has become more of
a mass consumer-driven sustainability activity. While efforts to secure a
continuous supply of recycled materials (feedstock) progress along the
sustainable innovation ladder, upcycling is thriving, driven by the creativity of
emerging designers. These unique designs are challenging the luxury market
and setting a new standard for sustainable design leadership.

4. Why is recycling or upcycling important?
Recycling and upcycling play significant roles in the sustainability criteria of economic,
environmental, and social dimensions. They support a closed-loop model that embodies the
idea of "for all forever" in a world with finite resources. In the fashion sector, recycling
contributes to waste reduction through material and finished garment reuse, environmental
conservation by decreasing landfill and pollution through repurposing waste, and
preservation of natural resources, including water and virgin fibers, by enabling the
repeated use of the same materials. As the market shifts from staple fibers toward
continuous filaments, the potential for innovation in recycling technologies is substantial,
offering economic stimulus and employment opportunities in addition to environmental
benefits.

5. Difference between recycling and upcycling
Recycling is finding another use for an existing garment or in the case of textiles it sometimes
also means converting (waste) into reusable materials. Garment recycling generally involves
finding another use or user by re-entering a new phase for its life beginning at retail. The loop
to recycle therefore closes towards the end of the supply chain and frequently re-enters the
market through charities and collection points. The process of recycling textiles can also
include the break down or grinding of high-grade materials into their purest raw forms or
substrates. Recycling technology is seen as important in combating scarcity of raw materials
and offers companies additional ways of managing their supply of raw materials.
Upcycling however includes the performance of value added activity on the material or
disassembled garment in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the
original. In upcycling the new life cycle commences with a design and may require a complete
manufacturing cycle as with a new product. The time frame for upcycling can be lengthy to
allow for sourcing, disassembly and reconstitution.

6. WHAT IS GARMENT
RECYCLING
Textile recycling is the process by which
old clothing and other textiles are
recovered for reuse or material
recovery. It is the basis for the textile
recycling industry.

7. BENEFITS OF RECYCLING
Conservation of Resources
Energy savings
Community Building
Jobs creation
Strong economy
Environmental Protection
Financial Benefit
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8. PROCESS OF GARMENT
RECYCLING
All clothing has a useful second life. The
collected garments are sorted and graded as
natural, synthetic and blended fabrics. Good
quality clothing is sent to charity institutions and
is used as second hand clothing.
Unwearabletextiles are considered as damaged
textiles, and are processed in the factory as rags.
Rags are collected and sent to the wiping and
flocking industry. Other materials will be sent for
fibrereclamation and stuffing. Fibresfrom the old
fabrics are reclaimed and are used for making
new garments. Threads from the fabric is pulled
out and used for re-weaving new garments or
blankets. Both natural and synthetic fibrescan
be recycled this way.
Cotton clothes are recycled and
used for paper manufacture, automotive, and
mining industries and various other uses.
Some old clothes are being reused in a
creative way by fashion designers to make
fashionable garments

9. Redesigning Clothes
garment to make it
suitable for more wear
Change a garment's style
and fit as well as its color
and trim • Practical way
to get the most from
what you have • Use
your time and skills to
expand your wardrobe
with little or no cost
Change an existing

10. 1.CLIPPINGS 2. CREAM 3. DEADSTOCK 4. MILL OVERRUNS 5.
CONSUMER TEXTILE WASTE 9. SHODDY 10. VINTAGE USED
CLOTHING
MUNGO 6.PET 7. POST-CONSUMER GARMENT WASTE 8. PRE-

12. Recycling is one of the oldest and most established recycling industries in the world, yet
few people understand the recycling industry . Textiles have been recycled since the
eighteenth century when the Napoleonic War caused virgin wool shortages and require
that wool fibers be garneted into new yarns. Even though the textile industry has been
utilizing used fibers for at least 150 years, the markets for recycled textile fiber continue t
evolve.

13. REPAIRING CLOTHES REPAIR MADE EARLY
PREVENTS ABIGGER JOB LATE

14. FOR GARMENTS TO BE RECYCLED, THERE ARE
FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NATURAL AND
SYNTHETIC FIBERS. FOR NATURAL GARMENTS:
1.THE INCOMING UNWEARABLE MATERIAL IS SORTED BY
TYPE OF MATERIAL AND COLOR
2. ARE GARMENTS THEN PULLED INTO FIBERS OR
SHREDDED
3.THE YARN IS THEN CLEANED AND MIXED THROUGH A
CARDING PROCESS
4.THEN THE YARN IS RE-SPUN AND READY FOR
SUBSEQUENT USE IN WEAVING OR KNITTING.
5. THEN THE YARN IS RE-SPUN AND READY FOR
SUBSEQUENT USE IN WEAVING OR KNITTING.

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Take your old jeans out of the closet and
turn them into a useful shopping bag!
Lets face it, we all have a favorite pair of
jeans that won't fit anymore, but we'll never
throw them away. Simultaneously, we use
hundreds of disposable plastic shopping
bags every year, which are really not good
for the environment, even if we do recycle
them.
Keep your sentimental old bluejeans, give
them new life, and help the environment at

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This bag takes about three hours to make, if you have
sewing experience. If you don't have experience, it
might take a little longer, but you WILL be able to do it!
To make a bag using this pattern, you will need:
One pair of old jeans with a 26 inch inseam or longer
Small piece of Velcro (optional)
Thread
Scissors
Ink pen or marking chalk
Shoelace
Measuring tape
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Cut a strip, 3 inches wide, from the
outside of each leg, centered on the
seam.
In this case, the jeans are cargo pants,
so the strips will be shorter than they
would for a pair of regular jeans.
If you have regular jeans, go all the
way up to the waist band. Just cut the
whole seam out of the outside of the
leg, keeping it 3 inches wide.

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After you cut the outside seams,
the pants will be really floppy,
which makes this step a lot easier.
Lay each pant leg out flat, and cut
it off as closely to the crotch as
possible.
Trim off the bottom hem.

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Cut a square, as large as possible,
from the remains of the jeans, to be
a pocket.
ORcut out one of the back pockets,
leaving about one inch of cloth all
the way around.

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Cut 18 inches from the bottom of the
pant legs, and trim off the bottom
hem if you haven't already.
Left over, you should have two
curved pieces of fabric at least 8
inches wide, from the upper part of
the pant legs.
Technical note: This example was
made with a 30 inch inseam. If your
jeans have an inseam less than 26
inches, you will need to modify the
pattern by reducing the size of the

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From the leftover strips, trim the
curves off as shown in the photo, to
make straight edges.
Then cut them each in half the long
way, so you'll have a total of four
strips of fabric that are all the same
width. They don't have to be any
specific size, as long as they are
more than 2 inches wide.

23.  You should now have:
two large pieces (front & back of
bag),
four strips of matching width
(edges of bag),
two 3 inch wide strips with the
seam down the middle (handles),
and a square of cloth for a pocket
(or a recycled pocket).

24. The United States market is the single
largest driver/consumer of this chindi
product, providing a natural
opportunity to influence its material
makeup and design. While traditionally
a high value carpet outlet, Rugs &
Home has incorporated chindi rugs in
its outlet inventory of items. importers
are also driving innovation by creating
additional and alternative products,
such as bright chindi sofa cushions and
pillows.