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flag New Zealand’s Northland charity shops are turning unsold clothes into mattresses and insulation, cutting landfill waste and costs.

flag Northland charity op shops in New Zealand are testing a six-month initiative to convert unsellable donated clothes into mattresses, insulation, and erosion matting, reducing landfill waste and saving disposal costs. flag Collected by Cbec Eco-Solutions, the textiles are processed in Auckland, with 80% made into mattresses, 10% into insulation, and 10% into erosion matting. flag The project, backed by a $150,000 government grant and Cbec, has produced 120 mattresses and also repurposes medical-grade plastic wrap into durable housing boards. flag It aims to address the growing textile waste crisis and may expand nationally.

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