# The Download: recycling clothing, and fish-friendly hydropower

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/the-download-recycling-clothing-and-fish-friendly-hydropower/
- Published: 2024-07-07T09:30:06-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: Old Dominion Landfill, Henrico Virginia, November 21, 2013. Photo credit: Bill McChesney via Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Article by Rhiannon Williams. MIT Technology Review: The Download – July 4, 2024. A polyester-dissolving process could make modern clothing recyclable The news: Less than 1% of clothing is recycled. Most of the rest ends up dumped in a landfill or burned. A team of researchers hopes to change that with a new process that breaks down mixed-fiber clothing into reusable, recyclable parts without any sorting or separation in advance. […] Click here to view original web page at www.technologyreview.com