@the On the fabric-recycling topic, I also found this recent NYT story:

NYT: California’s Ambitious Plan for Textile Waste

> California is trying to become the first state to make fashion brands, manufacturers and retailers pick up the tab for textile waste, and the details of the plan are taking shape now.
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> If it works, the transformation could be enormous: California residents discarded nearly 1.2 million tons of textiles in 2021 alone, according to a report from the recycling company USAgain. Worldwide, about 120 million metric tons of clothing are discarded every year, research by Boston Consulting Group has found.
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> “The vast majority of textile waste is landfilled,” said Sheng Lu, a professor of fashion and apparel studies at the University of Delaware.

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> Building a system to reshape how clothes are handled is a complex prospect. Fashion brands probably won’t want to pay high fees. In Europe, for instance, where legislation includes a similar framework for producer accountability, fast-fashion brands have protested higher fees for inexpensive materials like polyester.