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Ben Brown & Ciara Doyle | Sustainability on Instagram: "Follow @goinggreenmedia for more green projects 💚 

BRICKS FROM TEXTILE WASTE 👕🧱 Share this video if you want to see less textile waste going to landfill!

@fab.brick upcycles textile waste into bricks of different shapes and colours. Clothes that can’t be donated, repaired, reworked, or recycled usually end up in landfill, with over 92 million tonnes of textile waste being discarded every year 😧

We watched FabBrick’s full process at their HQ in Paris. The textiles are sorted by colour and then shredded into a fine fibre. They accept all fabric types, and they even keep zips, tags, and sequins attached to minimise waste and add a little uniqueness to each brick. Plant-based glue is then added, and the mixture is 
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Ben Brown & Ciara Doyle | Sustainability on Instagram: "Follow @goinggreenmedia for more green projects 💚 BRICKS FROM TEXTILE WASTE 👕🧱 Share this video if you want to see less textile waste going to landfill! @fab.brick upcycles textile waste into bricks of different shapes and colours. Clothes that can’t be donated, repaired, reworked, or recycled usually end up in landfill, with over 92 million tonnes of textile waste being discarded every year 😧 We watched FabBrick’s full process…

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