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12/5/19- EAC Retains Sale of Second-Hand Clothes
11/11/19- Before there was recycling, there was the rag trade
10/10/19 - Elon launches textile recycling program
10/2/19- Why Your Used Shirts Are Destined for the Dump and Not the Recycling Center
6/20/19 - Low-cost recycling process gives new life to old jeans
4/22/19 - Save Our Plants & Animals by Recycling Textiles
Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles (SMART) Association encourages Earth-friendly textile use this Earth Day
3/13/19 - Global Recycling Day: A Time to Celebrate Innovation in Textile Recycling
2/15/19 - Ensure Tidying Up Like Marie Kondo Stays Earth-Friendly: Recycle, Don’t Throw Away Clutter
12/20/18 - SMART Encourages Consumers to Shop Second-Hand This Holiday Season
11/13/18 - Expose the Secret Double Life of Donated Textiles this America Recycles Day
10/24/18 - Fibmatics is ahead of the curve on nonwovens
9/26/18 - Fighting Textile Waste
7/23/18 - People are quickly cycling through cheap, on-trend clothing. It's fueling a push for more sustainable apparel
5/29/18 - Here's where your donated clothing really ends up
4/11/18 - Secondary Materials and Recycled Textiles Association Calls for Recycling Renaissance
3/29/18 - Update on East African Community Ban on Importation of Used Clothing
3/18/18 — Spread the Truth About Textile Recycling on Global Recycling Day
12/12/17 — Send Your Unwanted Stuffed Animals on a Journey this Holiday Season
11/2/17 — Celebrate America Recycles Day with "SMART"er Recycling
10/29/17 — Charities, resellers feeling the pinch of stiffer tariffs on cheap second-hand clothing flooding East Africa
9/21/17 — Greenpeace does acknowledge that “closing the loop”—completely and perpetually recycling textiles—is important, and research has made some promising strides.
9/5/17 — Lobbyist says US likely to punish East Africa over mitumba ban
8/18/17 — Reuse Solutions: Partnering with Steven Bethell
8/17/17 — AGOA Forum Ends Without Greater Clarity About the Scheme’s Future
8/15/17 — US textile recyclers say export ban will reduce jobs
7/17/17 — SMART Testifies on Economic Impact of Pending Secondhand Clothing Ban in East Africa Community
4/5/17 — Save the Planet, A Single Sock at a Time
12/21/16 — SMART Strongly Encourages Shoppers Give the Gift of Textile Recycling This Holiday Season
11/30/16 — Registration for the SMART 2017 Annual Convention is now OPEN!
11/18/16 — EAC's ban on used clothing to have severe impact: SMART
11/4/16 — SMART 2017 Annual Convention Sponsorship Options are now available
10/27/16 — Recycled Textile Associations Unite to Combat Media Misconceptions of Secondhand Clothing Industry
10/7/16 — Why You Should NEVER Throw Old Clothes In The Trash
8/31/16 — SMART Testifies on Humanitarian and Economic Impacts of Secondhand Clothing Ban Underway in East Africa Community Violations of African Growth and Opportunity Acts Spark Potential Benefits Eligibility Review
5/11/16 — SMART's Executive Director, Jackie King was featured today on national radio, NPR's Morning Edition

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