Make a donation, recycling, Don # 39; Throw t
Welcome to SMART Association of wiping materials, clothing and fiber industries used since 1932.
As an association of international trade, SMART reinforces the economic possibilities of our various members by promoting the interdependence of our industry sectors and to provide a common forum for networking, education and commerce more about us.
5 April 17 to save the planet, a single sock both SMART educates consumers on recyclable textile Earth Day and year.
ABINGDON, Md 5 April 2017 Earth Day April 22, think before throwing the sock that lost its companion single sock, as well as shoes, handbags, belts, stuffed animals and much more can serve all a much higher purpose than adding to the local discharge battery of secondary and recycled textiles SMART Association Executive Director Jackie king, over 95 percent of all textiles can be recycled or reused in some way and that is very good for our planet, however, according to the latest protection of the US environmental agency EPA progress report on sustainable materials management, the figures surrounding the textile waste reeling 16 22 million tonnes of textiles discarded 2014, only 2 of 62 million tons were recycled worse, textile waste in the United States increased nearly ten percent from 2013 and the overall recycling rate of growth has stabilized over the past five years Click here for the full press release.
21 December 16 SMART Urges Shoppers Give the gift of Textile Recycling This holiday season If you're like many households across America, you might be in the middle of a table last minute edge to declutter before Christmas but not toss them too stained or unwanted clothing and other textiles in the trash immediately as secondary and recycled textiles SMART Association Executive Director Jackie king, over 95 percent of all textiles can be recycled or reused one way Click here for the full press release.
November 30 16 Recording the 2017 Annual Convention is now open SMART SMART 2017 Annual Convention returned to the West Coast Join SMART for three days of networking and education We have a wide range of speakers and provided much networking time to this beautiful location overlooking the ocean Click here for more information.
November 18, 16 prohibition of the EAC on clothes used to be the decision of SMART serious consequences of the EAC Community Africa to eliminate imports of articles of used clothing in 2019 is likely to have an economic impact devastating the region the industry generates thousands of jobs in Eastern Africa and eliminate oblige entrepreneurs in poverty, said the secondary and recycled textile material SMART Association.
The ban is in direct contradiction demands that recipients African Growth and Opportunity Act AGOA are working to eliminate barriers to trade in the US and investment and promoting economic policies to reduce poverty SMART seeks the overthrow the prohibition of the EAC and the rear roller of the recently increased functions in the EAC member countries no later than the other leaders of the EAC Summit State, Jackie king, Executive Director of SMART, a non-profit organization American, said Fibre2Fashion Click here to read the full article.
April 11, 16 sponsorship options SMART Annual Conference 2017 are now available SMART offers members several sponsorship opportunities for the 2017 Annual Convention Sponsoring an event is an inexpensive way to market your business, win new customers and get in front your target market Click here to view sponsorship options.
October 27 16 Recycled Textile Associations Unite to combat media Misconceptions secondary thrift industry materials and recycled textiles SMART Association and the Textile Recycling Association TRA today issued a joint statement in response to a negative and unfavorable media coverage ABINGDON, MD October 27, 2016 in the wake of the recent cover stories in Newsweek on September 9 and September 19 Huffington post and September 28 that throw the used clothing industry in a less than favorable light, professional associations both USA today and the United Kingdom issued a response to clarify the negative coverage presented while strengthening the global value of the recycled textile movement Click here for the full press release.
July 10, 16 Why you should never throw old clothes in the trash Got old clothes that you plan to waste you have lots of company In 2013 alone, Americans discarded Jan. 15 million tons of clothing and other textiles, and 85 percent of this injury in landfills this is a bad thing, not just because your old clothes could be reused or recycled rather than being stuck in the ground and not only because there are better uses for the land that landfills occupy or because transportation of textile waste in landfills is so costl Click here to see the entire article.
31 August 16 SMART Testifies on economic and humanitarian impacts of Secondhand Clothing Ban underway in East Africa Community East Violations of the laws African Growth and Opportunity Spark Potential benefits eligibility review of secondary and recycled textiles SMART Director Jackie Association Executive King encouraged US officials to closely examine whether the members of the Community of the EAC Africa should continue to be eligible for special business benefits in the light of an import ban on products of imminent its industry, Click here for the full press release.
July 20, 2016 Registration is now open in the fall SMART Regional Meeting Fall Regional Meeting is expanding Join SMART members and potential members for a full day of programming and commissioning Fall Regional Meeting Network this year will begin with a networking reception Sunday, September 25 and continue on Monday 26 September with speakers, a panel discussion on EAC Ban, chapter meetings, networking and more Click here for more information.
May 11, 16 was presented SMART Executive Director, Jackie King today on national radio, NPR Morning Edition Click here to listen to the interview The interview was also presented by the new WSKG in New York Click here for more.
February 12 15 Registration is now open for the 2016 Annual Convention SMART The SMART 2016 Annual Convention will provide portions of your favorite entrees meeting, including organic networking, speakers handpicked, experiences heirloom and education sessions handmade that you will not want to miss mark your calendars for 20-23 February 2016 and make your reservations now at Hyatt Regency Coconut Point in Bonita Springs, Florida Click here for more information.
11 June 15 Congratulations to this year's Halloween costume contest winner Upcycled Natalie Keyes Adams and his son, dressed as Thor his pants and shirt are its own it is too big for his armor is made from an old yoga mat and cape and arm bands are old drapes his hammer is an old cardboard box and a tube of wrapping paper covered with yoga mat material and fabric remnants of an old project I had buy glue of money and a hot glue gun Thanks to everyone who entered and commitment to maintain textile waste from our landfills Click here to see the winning photo.
July 23 15 Levi s now accepts used clothing and shoes for recycling in all stores and outlets in the US Americans send about 24 billion pounds of unwanted clothing, shoes and other textiles from landfills each year, which is just a huge amount of waste, since it is estimated that 95 of these textiles could be recycled, if only there were a simple, easy, and common ways for consumers to do so under its sustainability initiatives, the iconic denim brand Levi Strauss Textile Recycling News - process Deakin University Textile Recycling takes new level Victoria, Australia - researchers from Deakin University have found a way to separate mixtures of cotton materials -polyester, providing a major breakthrough for textile recycling and other waste Click here for art Full icle.
June 30, 15 secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Member sets the standard for sorting recycled clothing ABINGDON, Md Jun 30, 2015 -Textile recycler, a member of the secondary and recycled textiles SMART Association, the association of international trade in used clothing aim to profit reuse and recycling industry, diverts more than half a million pounds of clothing and 10,000 pounds of shoes every week from landfill with the use of automatic sorting systems According Jackie king , executive director of SMART, for over 400 years, the used and clothing industry textile recycling has relied heavily on manual sorting and ranking process and saw little to no technological progress since its creation in 2009, recycling textile installed patented automatic classification system smart Innovations to eliminate manual sorting recycled clothing, thereby increasing the Efficiency and productivity and reduced labor costs in 2014, textile recycler installed an automated system SORTIN g shoes and is the only recycling company of textiles in the world to use Click here for the press full press.
15 June 15 Update is proposed African countries ban the importation of used clothing SMART has recently received inquiries about the status of a proposal to ban used clothing in East Africa, so I wanted to take the opportunity to provide an update members will recall, the East African country of Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda have announced during the 16th Community leaders of the State summit of Africa in February they were considering banning the importation of used clothing and used shoes Although they argued this proposal was to stimulate their domestic textile industry, we know that this argument is unfounded ones that make up the market for clothing used in these countries are not the same as those that make up the market for new clothes eliminating the importation of used clothing will reduce simplemen Does the availability of affordable clothing for those who need it most, lead to more smuggling and cause the government to lose vital revenue Tari ff Click here for more information.
31 March 15 Association of primary education program reaches 1 million secondary students Nationwide Materials and Recycled Textiles SMART Association, the international trade association for the profit used in the recycling of clothing industry, reports that he reached more than 1 million students through its primary education program developed in partnership with the Center for education, the programs offer toll-quality resources appropriate for elementary teachers about the benefits of recycling used clothing and household textiles since the program began in October 2012, nationwide 20.257 teachers were involved in the program, with more than 21,000 downloads of resources reaching 1,093,878 students Click here for the full press release.
23 February 15 SMART featured in eCycle Best Blog Best eCycle is a team of writers passionate about technology and the environment, they aim to bring together advocates recycling, green influencers and experts in the industry by providing a place where green things may be proactively discussed and shared Textile recycling problems Need a SMART solution Our flagship recycling organization this week has been around since 1932, the association manages the business not only in the US but also in Canada, Mexico, South and Central America, Europe, Asia and the Pacific Rim is the voice industry leader promote high standards and best practices to reduce solid waste by recycling textiles and related secondary materials Learn to know the SMART secondary materials and recycled textiles Association Click here for the full blog.
SMART Donate Recycling Don t Throw Shoes Clothing Recycle More, smart, recycle, throw, clothing.