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Today's discarded clothing could end up in tomorrow's stronger paper
While it's great that many types of paper can now be recycled, textile waste is still mostly just dumped or burned (with a few experimental exceptions). A new technique could change that by combining the two materials, using discarded cotton clothing to boost the strength of packaging paper.
The process is being developed at Austria's Graz University of Technology, by a team led by postdoctoral researcher Thomas Harter. Harter and colleagues are now exploring methods of scaling the technology up for industrial usage, part of which will involve reducing the energy requirements for the milling process. An experienced freelance writer, he previously obtained an English BA from the University of Saskatchewan, then spent over 20 years working in various markets as a television reporter, producer and news videographer.
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