Amid growing regulatory pressures on commercial launderers to divert ragged-out textiles—particularly cotton-polyester garments—from landfills, Alsco Uniforms–Australia is partnering with an Aussie firm that’s pioneered an innovative recycling method. This process breaks out polyester for reuse in plastic products, while cellulose from the cotton serves a component for a hydromulch. That material is sprayed on areas cleared of plant life for building projects in order to grow new vegetation.

Alsco Uniforms–Australia signed a contract with the recycling firm in July 2021. Group Chief Executive Mark Roberts told Textile Services he’s pleased with the division’s progress in recycling both garments and flatwork ...