2026-07-30 13:34 UTC
@afewbugs@social.coop @quixoticgeek@social.v.st @unchartedworlds@scicomm.xyz @JoBlakely@mastodon.social So much this. Also, some fabrics (e.g. polyester) are in theory completely recyclable to new fabric, even purely mechanically plus heat (i.e. no need for chemical breakdown), if they're not blended with other things that ruin that property. We could have an environmentally responsible and energy efficient flow for that, given the will.
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@shezza_t@mastodon.ie 2026-07-31 17:10
@dalias@hachyderm.io In the late 70s/early 80s my Dad worked for a man-made fibre factory. (As did 75% of the town). I remember him talking about experiments to recycle old fabric into thread to make new fabric from. But making the new thread was quicker, so the experiments stayed as experiments. I need to caveat this with: this is my memory of things pre-teen me heard the grown-ups talking about. @afewbugs@social.coop @quixoticgeek@social.v.st @unchartedworlds@scicomm.xyz @JoBlakely@mastodon.social