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Mattress Recycling Council

Recycling Textiles / Battery Prospects

27 May 2023

The Mattress Recycling Council operates statewide mattress recycling programmes in California, Connecticut and Rhode Island in the US. Collectively, these programmes have recycled over 12 million mattresses till date.

Recycled Mattress Textiles Can Be Used in New Batteries for EVs

A successful three-year study conducted at the Pittsburgh State University in the US has found that recycled mattress materials, specifically non-woven textiles, be used for rechargeable energy storage devices such as supercapacitors and batteries.

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Young India Fashion Survey 2025

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Dirty Cotton / Brazil Scandal Commentary

It took UK nonprofit Earthsight’s investigators a year to analyse satellite images, court rulings, shipment records and going undercover at global trade shows to trace nearly a million tonnes of tainted cotton from some of the most notorious estates in Brazil to clothing manufacturers in Asia.

Better Cotton Remains in Denial a Year after Brazil Scandal Investigation by Earthsight

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Footwear Markets / New Trade Disorder / IV Feature

The average effective tariff rate on both footwear and apparel is over five times higher than on all other US imports.

‘Cruel’ April Heaps Tariffs, A Pause; Global Footwear Industry Feels Clobbered

Richa Bansal

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