[1/2] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/24/clothes-recycling-california-responsible-textile-recovery-act

California is considering *the Responsible Textile Recovery Act, which would require producers of apparel, towels, bedding and upholstery to implement and fund a statewide reuse, repair and recycling program for their products.* It may be difficult to design clothing to be recyclable -- and clothing that people have actually worn out (as I often do) are difficult to reuse or …

Clothes piling up in your closet? A landmark California bill would mandate brands recycle them

California could become the first state to tackle the fast fashion waste overwhelming consumers and landfills

The Guardian
@rms One issue with fabrics #recycling is the quite commonly mixed in plastic in natural material, which makes it impossible to #recycle
First you would need a law that forbids mixing in #elastane / #spandex / #lycra and #polyester and so on from been mixed with natural materials like #cotton