Textile recycling is the method of reusing or reprocessing used clothing, fibrous material and clothing scraps from the manufacturing process. Textiles in municipal solid waste are found mainly in discarded clothing, although other sources include furniture, carpets, tires, footwear, and nondurable goods such as sheets and towels. recycling one ton of textiles can save 200 tons of H2O , 126/11 cubic yards of Landfill space, 7 tons of CO2 , 14,000,000/1,341 kwh of energy, 1,000/1,341 tons of Al recycling one one metric ton of silk can save 47,000 kwh of energy, 47/14 tons of Al