So all that lint from the dryer is wasted in my opinion. Is
there something we can do with it?
Can it be recycled?: Lint from natural and unnatural
fibers can possibly be used to make new fibers to make clothing or other woven
together materials like carpets. As such it would be cheaper to make
clothes, rugs and the like simply because of the fact that it is a recycled
material and not have to be harvested from a plant, animal or made in a
factory. Additionally, human hair and animal fur from barber shops or
from our pets can also potentially be used. Basically, it would be
sanitized, then spun together with possibly some form of glue to keep the small
component fibers together, dyed to give it the appropriate coloring and finally
made into a product. I think people would be sort of squeamish about the
clothing, but a rug would potentially work or blinds, or maybe the fibers
compressed into a solid block to make sandals or parts of furniture to replace
hard woods. What could we do potentially with this wasted material?
Conclusion: I believe in recycling as much as
possible. There is no reason to throw away plastic in regular trash when it can
be recycled, so why throw out fibers in the form of lint or hair clippings when
it can be remade or reused in another way. If we are going to live more
cheaply, and live more in harmony with our planet, then we go to start looking
at things in a different way.
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