Recycling and application of textile waste in different products

Disposing of textiles and agriculture waste is a very big problem. Textile waste covers a wide variety of products including fibres, yarns, and fabrics. It is estimated that around 92 million tons of clothing waste are thrown out every year globally. Most of the portion goes into landfills. This is not only a cause for environmental concern but also represents a waste of useful resources. Reconverting waste clothing material by mixing it with resins can be explored for developing high-quality products like wall and floor tiles. Keeping this in mind, in this study various types of textile wastes like denim, waste fibres from spinning like hemp, polyester, flax, cotton, etc are used to develop wall and floor tiles material having water and flame retardant properties.  Similarly, agriculture waste was also utilized in making various products including tiles, bricks, manhole covers, and drainage cover slabs.  The developed tiles were also tested and compared with the conventional ceramic tiles.