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Start your Spring Cleaning by cleaning out those closets and dressers. EkoLinq will work to ensure all your unwanted clothing is worn again, or if damaged, they are recycled. Schedule a FREE residential pick-up in the Tri-Valley at ekolinq.com

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EkoLinq - Divert • Collect • Extend — Sustainability through textile reuse and recycling EkoLinq is helping move California's Tri-Valley region toward a more sustainable future. By diverting textiles from landfills, EkoLinq is extending the life of these materials through reuse and recycling while reducing greenhouse gases.

Interesting article on how bio-based textiles could replace plastics in clothing.

Apple waste, spider silk, enhanced cotton: How bio-based textiles could replace plastic in our clothing Biomaterials companies are using new materials to create high-performance textiles — without plastic.

If you live in or near San Ramon, Bollinger Canyon Elementary School in partnership with EkoLinq, is holding a textile collection fundraiser April 24th - 28th. The students are raising funds for the Student Leadership club. Please bring clothing, shoes, linens and other textiles to the drop area located at the front of the school.

Come join EkoLinq at today’s InterFaith EarthFest in Danville. There will be food, activities and more. Stop by our table and learn about EkoLinq’s efforts to keep clothing and e-waste out of landfills for reuse or recycling.

EkoLinq is pleased to announce we are now offering FREE E-Waste Pick-Ups in the Tri-Valley. So now you can get rid of all your unwanted clothes and e-waste at the same time with one convenient EkoLinq pick-up. Go to ekolinq.com now to schedule a pick-up.

Currently EkoLinq is only accepting the following e-waste:
- Cell Phones and Tablets
- Gaming Consoles and Handhelds
- Laptops, Computers, Servers
- Flat Screen TVs / LCDs / Monitors
- Phones and Fax Machines
- Printers and Copiers
- VCR / DVD / CD Players
- Peripherals (Keyboards, Mice, Game Controllers)
- Cables / Power Cords / Extension Cords / Mixed Wire

EkoLinq - Divert • Collect • Extend — Sustainability through textile reuse and recycling EkoLinq is helping move California's Tri-Valley region toward a more sustainable future. By diverting textiles from landfills, EkoLinq is extending the life of these materials through reuse and recycling while reducing greenhouse gases.

Start your Spring Cleaning and clean out those closets and dressers. EkoLinq will work to ensure all your unwanted clothing and textiles are either worn again, or if damaged, recycled. Schedule a FREE residential pick-up in the Tri-Valley at ekolinq.com for the following items:
• Clothes such as pants, jeans, skirts, dresses, suits, shorts, shirts, tees, tanks
• Outerwear such as coats, jackets, gloves, hats, scarves
• Footwear such as shoes, boots, heels, sneakers, sandals, socks, tights
• Linens such as towels, sheets, comforters, blankets, tablecloths
• Accessories such as hats, belts, ties, scarves, headbands
• Handbags, wallets, totes, backpacks, stuffed animals

Alisal Elementary School (Pleasanton, CA), in partnership with EkoLinq, is holding a textile collection fundraiser March 20th - 24th. The students are raising funds for the 5th Grade Outdoor Education Camp. Please bring clothing, shoes, linens and other textiles to the drop area located at the front of the school.

East Avenue Middle School (Livermore, CA), in partnership with EkoLinq, is holding a textile collection fundraiser March 6th - 10th. The students were inspired by the book "A Long Walk to Water" and are raising funds for the non-profit Water for South Sudan. Please bring clothing, shoes, linens and other textiles to the drop area located at the front of the school.

I was once told if you can't measure it, you can't improve it ... Hopefully, this study will help us better understand what textiles end up in landfills so we can improve circularity.

Fashion for Good Sorting for Circularity Advances into the US Market - Fashion for Good Fashion for Good launches the Sorting for Circularity USA Project, focused on the North-American textile-to-textile recycling market in the United States. To understand and evaluate the business case for textile-to-textile recycling. The results will lay the foundation to make informed investment an...

For an interesting, well researched book about the Fashion Industry’s environmental and social impacts “Unraveled” is well worth the time. Maxine Bedat follows the lifecycle of a theoretical pair of jeans through fiber creation, yarn / textile, cut / sew, distribution, purchase and finally disposal. As you will read your jeans may travel to more countries in their lifetime than you.

What to do with unwanted clothes? EkoLinq!

EkoLinq works to ensure all your unwanted clothing in good condition is worn again, or if damaged, is recycled. Schedule a FREE pick-up in the Tri-Valley at ekolinq.com for the following items:

• Clothes such as pants, jeans, skirts, dresses, suits, shorts, shirts, tees, tanks
• Outerwear such as coats, jackets, gloves, hats, scarves
• Footwear such as shoes, boots, heels, sneakers, sandals, socks, tights
• Linens such as towels, sheets, comforters, blankets, tablecloths
• Accessories such as hats, belts, ties, scarves, headbands
• Handbags, wallets, totes, backpacks, stuffed animals



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EkoLinq - Divert • Collect • Extend — Sustainability through textile reuse and recycling

Each month EkoLinq contributes to organizations, like Climeworks, focused on GHG reduction. Today, Climeworks announced they have successfully taken carbon dioxide out of the air and put it in the ground where it will eventually turn into rock in a process that has been verified by an independent third-party auditor.

Swiss company that counts Microsoft as a customer says it's removed CO2 from the air and put it in the ground Swiss company Climeworks says it's making good on future removals Microsoft, Shopify and Stripe have paid for.

Excited to welcome EkoLinq to the Carbon Neutral Collective
Did you know that 14.5 million tons of textiles enter U.S. landfills or are incinerated each year? Clothing discarded to landfills generates methane (a greenhouse gas) during composition and leaches toxic chemicals and dyes into groundwater supplies.
Ekolinq is addressing this issue in California's Bay Area by diverting textiles from landfills and recycling or reusing. Thank you for your critical work, and welcome to the CNC!

The Great Holiday Closet Clean-Out ... Time to empty the closets and make room for all the presents you will be receiving, or perhaps giving yourself, during this holiday season. Let EkoLinq ensure all your unwanted clothing, shoes and textiles are either reused or, if damaged, recycled. Schedule a FREE residential pick-up in the Tri-Valley at ekolinq.com for the following items:

• Clothes such as pants, jeans, skirts, dresses, suits, shorts, shirts, tees, tanks
• Outerwear such as coats, jackets, gloves, hats, scarves
• Footwear such as shoes, boots, heels, sneakers, sandals, socks, tights
• Linens such as towels, sheets, comforters, blankets, tablecloths
• Accessories such as hats, belts, ties, scarves, headbands
• Handbags, wallets, totes, backpacks, briefcases

EkoLinq wants to recognize a clothing company that is giving back to the environment in a significant way. Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard announced that he will be donating the company, valued at $3B, to a specially designed trust and a nonprofit organization, created to ensure that profits (~$100 million a year) are used to combat climate change and protect undeveloped land around the globe.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/climate/patagonia-climate-philanthropy-chouinard.html

Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company Yvon Chouinard has forfeited ownership of the company he founded 49 years ago. The profits will now be used to fight climate change.

Excellent article in The Atlantic that outlines what happens to discarded clothing you give to thrift stores or post on resale apps. According to the article, large thrift charities sell about 20 percent of donations in their stores. The rest is bundled, sold to wholesalers and shipped to other countries with unsold items usually ending up in landfills. This is where EkoLinq is different. In conjunction with our partners, we work to ensure clothing is reused or worn again and if it can’t be, it is recycled into new products.
https://apple.news/ALb5vJrpkRm24sE1FM2Dftw

Seriously, What Are You Supposed to Do With Old Clothes? — The Atlantic There are no good solutions to the problems of closet clean-out.

One of EkoLinq’s goals is GHG reduction in the atmosphere. To that end, EkoLinq makes monthly contributions to organizations, including Climeworks and One Tree Planted, that focus on carbon sequestration. Climeworks recently announced they are building their second carbon dioxide Direct Air Capture facility in Iceland. EkoLinq reduces GHG emissions through clothing reuse, when in good condition, and textile recycling when damaged.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/28/climeworks-carbon-dioxide-removal-company-building-iceland-plant.html?__source=sharebar|email&par=sharebar

From milligrams to gigatons: Startup that sucks carbon dioxide from the air is building a big plant in Iceland Climeworks is building a plant in Iceland that will capture 36,000 tons of CO2 per year. It's a drop in the bucket, but the startup has huge ambitions.

What to do with unwanted clothes? EkoLinq!

EkoLinq works to ensure all your unwanted clothing in good condition is worn again, or if damaged, is recycled. Schedule a FREE pick-up in the Tri-Valley at ekolinq.com for the following items:

• Clothes such as pants, jeans, skirts, dresses, suits, shorts, shirts, tees, tanks
• Outerwear such as coats, jackets, gloves, hats, scarves
• Footwear such as shoes, boots, heels, sneakers, sandals, socks, tights
• Linens such as towels, sheets, comforters, blankets, tablecloths
• Accessories such as hats, belts, ties, scarves, headbands
• Handbags, wallets, totes, backpacks, stuffed animals

EkoLinq - Divert • Collect • Extend — Sustainability through textile reuse and recycling EkoLinq is helping move California's Tri-Valley region toward a more sustainable future. By diverting textiles from landfills, EkoLinq is extending the life of these materials through reuse and recycling while reducing greenhouse gases.

Excellent article about textile industry's impact on the environment and why clothing is so difficult to recycle. The primary goal of EkoLinq and our partners is for clothing to be worn again. When that's not possible the textiles are mechanically recycled, this type of recycling is discussed in the article.

Currently, just 13.6% of clothes and shoes thrown away in the US end up being recycled. Go to EkoLinq's website to schedule a free pick-up in the Tri-Valley.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200710-why-clothes-are-so-hard-to-recycle

Why clothes are so hard to recycle Fast fashion is leading to a mountain of clothing being thrown away each year and has a huge impact on the environment, so can we turn our unwanted garments into something useful?

Friday April 22nd is Earth Day. What better way to celebrate than by giving all those clothes you don’t wear anymore a second life? EkoLinq works to ensure all your unwanted clothing in good condition is worn again, or if damaged, recycled. Schedule a FREE residential pick-up in the Tri-Valley at ekolinq.com for the following items:

• Clothes such as pants, jeans, skirts, dresses, suits, shorts, shirts, tees, tanks
• Outerwear such as coats, jackets, gloves, hats, scarves
• Footwear such as shoes, boots, heels, sneakers, sandals, socks, tights
• Linens such as towels, sheets, comforters, blankets, tablecloths
• Accessories such as hats, belts, ties, scarves, headbands
• Handbags, wallets, totes, backpacks, stuffed animals

Polyester, which is made from oil, has overtaken cotton as the backbone of textile production. Clothing made from polyester and other synthetic fibers is a prime source of microplastic pollution, which is especially harmful to marine life. Eighty-seven percent of all fiber, both synthetic and organic, used for clothing is incinerated or sent to a landfill as opposed to being reused or recycled.

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-fashion-industry-environmental-impact/

The Real Environmental Impact of the Fashion Industry The fashion industry, which relies heavily on fossil fuels for production of polyester fabrics, accounts for 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions. More clothing is being produced–and and thrown away—than ever.

See how some clothing retailers are building successful re-commerce programs (e.g., repair and resell). According to the article, textile production CO2 emissions topped 2.1 billion tons in 2018, more than the emissions of France, Germany, and the UK combined. EkoLinq works to ensure discarded clothing is worn again or recycled, which helps divert textiles from landfills.

https://grist.org/guides/how-to-dress-for-the-planet-sustainable-fashion/big-retailers-are-getting-into-the-secondhand-market-will-that-change-how-we-shop/

Big retailers are getting into the secondhand market. Will that change how we shop? - Grist Whether resale benefits the planet will depend on if it actually offsets consumption, or promotes it.

EkoLinq would like to welcome all the new followers to our company page. Our hope for this page is to better inform you about the impact of clothing and other textiles on our environment, from manufacturing processes to improper disposal. To that end we will periodically post relevant articles and reports on this topic. What we ask of you in return is to share these stories with your friends and family so that more people better understand this issue.

EkoLinq’s mission is to ensure clothing in good condition is worn again and damaged textiles are recycled. Please invite your Facebook friends to follow EkoLinq’s page. Of course, if you live in the Tri-Valley and would like to schedule a free pick-up for your unwanted clothing, shoes or other textiles please contact us.

We will leave you with these statistics from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to demonstrate the magnitude of the textile disposal issue:
• Each year approx. 85% of all discarded clothing / textiles in the U.S. are landfilled or incinerated totaling 14.5 million tons annually
• It is estimated that 95% of landfilled and incinerated clothing / textiles could have been reused or recycled

This CBS news report shows the environmental impact of U.S. clothing / textile donations in countries like Ghana. This is why EkoLinq is different from other collection organizations, we partner with companies that either reuse or recycle the textiles we receive to ensure maximum landfill diversion.

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Clothing donations create burden overseas — CBS News Americans have been buying more "fast fashion" items in recent years, and when used clothing eventually gets donated to charity, it can make its way into landfills overseas. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta joined CBSN to discuss the environmental burden it's causing in Ghana.

Although over a year old, this Washington Post article provides a still relevant overview of the issues associated with textile production and the importance of improved textile recycling.

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Do you know what’s happening to your clothing donations? Manufacturers and consumers are beginning to focus on textile recycling.