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CALIFORNIA LAUNCHES CIRCULARITY PROJECTS FOCUSED ON REPAIR AND REUSE OF TEXTILES
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he California Product Stewardship Council is facilitating four publicly funded textile projects focused on repair and reuse. San Francisco has launched a garment repair pilot with Goodwill to train staff in separating salvageable materials into categories, from clothes that just need to be ironed, to those in such disrepair that only scraps can be recovered for upcycling. The materials will be processed by vendors, then the refurbished goods will be returned to Goodwill to sell. In Los Angeles City and County, the projects focus on the discards of brands and retailers, as well as materials from hotels, hospitals, and detention centres. These materials are then taken to subcontracted processors, such as universities that will incorporate the materials into student projects. In Alameda County, the work entails updating and expanding textile/recovery and repair vendor listings in a searchable database that helps residents learn what they can do with belongings they no longer want, from household appliances, to furniture, to food for donation. The project will add about 60 more vendors in the textile reuse and repair category, all of which are direct-to-consumer services.
ZENWTR RECEIVES PLASTIC NEGATIVE CERTIFICATION
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enWTR has become the first beverage brand to receive the Plastic Negative Brand Certification from the Plastic Credit Exchange for its bottles made from 100 percent recycled, ocean-bound plastic from at-risk coastal environments. ZenWTR has committed to making its entire portfolio plastic negative and is supporting programs that recover and recycle at least 200 percent of its annual plastic footprint.
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