One may recycle a T-shirt.
Schedule a Recycle More curbside collection if you cannot or do not wish to convert your old t-shirts into something new. The Recycle More initiative will collect your T-shirts and other apparel (including shoes) and recycle or reuse them.
Sadly, the bulk of fashion trash ends up in landfills. Garments that are discarded typically wind up in landfills, the most prevalent form of trash treatment. According to The Waste Management Hierarchy, a system that rates waste management choices by their environmental impact, landfills are the most damaging to the environment.
- During decomposition, clothing emits greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane gas (CH4), which is 28 times more potent in terms of emissions than CO2.
- This is a significant global warming issue.
- Clothing does not biodegrade in landfills.
- A piece of clothing might remain there for more than 200 years before it decomposes since it is encased in plastic and is occasionally constructed of plastic.
Petroleum-based materials, such as acrylic, are identical to other plastics and do not degrade. The chemicals used to manufacture waterproof fabric and color dyes can leak into the soil and cause environmental damage! Image courtesy Jun Takahashi
How long should T-shirts be kept?
According to Cadmus, the length of time you should keep a shirt depends largely on how frequently you use it. It might be as short as six months or as long as two to three years.