Textile Recycling Jeopardy

All About Textiles

100

Name three items in your everyday lives that are made of textiles.

Examples: Clothes, towels, blankets, carpet

200

What are textiles commonly known as?

Cloth or Fabric

300

What are textiles made of?

Textiles are made of a network of fibers.

Disposing Of Textiles

100

How do you dispose of textiles?

Donating and Recycling bin

200

What should you do with very dirty textile items?

Put them in the trash

300

Where is the recycling bin for textiles?

PWC Compost Facility!

400

Name 1 of the 3 rules for putting textiles in the recycling bin.

• All items must be cleaned and dry (and very dirty items should be trashed)

Rules for recycling textiles:

• Any non-recyclable parts should be removed (e.g. zippers, buttons, non-fabric parts)

• All items should be loose and bag-free when dropped off

Importance of Textile Recycling

100

Should we recycle textiles?

YES!

200

Name 3 reasons why textile recycling is important

Textile recycling is important because...

• Conserves natural resources
• Reduces landfill waste
• Minimizes pollution

300

In 2018, only ___._% of textiles were recycled.

In 2018, only 14.7% of textiles were recycled.

Textile Recycling Process

100

What is the first step in the textiles recycling process?

Collecting

200

What are textiles turned into during the shredding process?

Fibers

300

What are textiles sorted based on (during step 2 of the textile recycling process)?

Color and material