2024
March
2023
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
2022
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
2021
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
2020
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
2019
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
2018
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
2017
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
2016
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
Public Domain by Krdan Ielalir
| Clothes typically are made of mixed fibres, in particular, they contain typically elastane for better fitting. This, however, makes them difficult to recycle. For instance, only six percent of clothes thrown away in Denmark are recycled. Now a technique has been developed to break up elastane molecules and separate the material from the rest using alcohol and potassium hydroxide. related: #recycling #clothes #elastane #potassium_hydroxide |
See also on Mastodon @neat_news.