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A team at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia has crafted a unique new approach to civil engineering by using textile waste and carpet fibers to create sustainable concrete. Their approach not only diverts clothing and carpet waste from landfills — which is urgently needed when it’s estimated that the world produces 92 million tons of textile waste every year — it also makes for stronger concrete.

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/clothing-textile-waste-recycling-conrete-sustainability