"The recycling of two million tons of clothing per year equates to taking one million cars from U.S. streets."
This is the reason that I try to use recycled sheets and clothing as often as I can in my quilting despite some minor discouragement from those who prefer to use only high quality, new fabric. The article this information came from is here:
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/textil...igures-2878122
The article is short with good, recent information about textile waste. I feel good about making any quilt in a "save the planet" kind of way. Since I make charity quilts almost exclusively, it gives my efforts a secondary purpose when I can recycle as well!