Did you know that you can recycle your old polyester-based clothing at Mountain Equipment Coop stores? Just bring clean, worn-out, polyester-based garments to your local MEC store and toss them in the bin. They will be sent to Teijin, a fabric manufacturer in Japan, where they are reprocessed into new fibres through Teijin’s Eco Circle™ closed-loop recycling system. In this process, garments are crushed, turned into granules, then run through a chemical reaction process that removes dyes and other chemicals before turning it back into raw polyester (polyester polymer), then new Eco Circle fibre. And if they’re  still in decent shape they’ll be donated. Click here to learn more.