MacroCycle Tackles Textile and Plastic Recycling Crisis

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Globally, only 9% of plastic and 0.5% of textiles are recycled. The challenge? Clothing often combines multiple materials, including spandex, buttons, and zippers, making recycling extremely difficult. MacroCycle, a startup presenting at TechCrunch Disrupt, is tackling this problem by extracting desirable synthetic fibers from waste textiles, leaving contaminants behind.