A Recyclable Stretchy Yarn Could Make Elastic Clothes Easier to Reuse

MIT engineers have made a polyethylene-based elastic yarn that can be melted and respun without first separating its core and sheath. It retained comparable strength after 10 recycling cycles, but the material has not yet been proven in mass-produced garments or real collection systems. A Recyclable Stretchy Yarn Could Make Elastic Clothes Easier to Reuse