Tag: textile_recycling
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Media Monitor: MIT Engineers Develop Recyclable Stretchy Yarn to Cut Textile Waste
MIT Technology Review reports engineers created a melt-and-respin polyethylene yarn that mimics elastic fibers, aiming to reduce the roughly 81 pounds of clothing Americans discard annually.
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