In conversation with green materials innovator Dr Veena Sahajwalla on keeping clothes out of landfills. Born in Mumbai, Sahajwalla graduated from IIT Kanpur and then studied and worked in Canada, the US and now Australia, where she founded the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology... Read more
Could waste clothes be turned into something useful? Used and unwanted clothes could be converted into building materials instead of winding up in landfill. This is using a technique whereby last season's must-haves are shredded and turned into solid panels for floors or walls. Today’s abundance ... Read more
This company creates building materials from recycled textiles and plastics.
It’s been done.