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Video by @lucalocatelliphoto | A worker checks recycled wool in a factory in Prato, Italy. This white fluffy stream of fibers is the end product of a long process that has been mastered in Prato for over a century, after a law prohibited the import of raw wool—and promoted the rise of textile recycling in this small Tuscan city.

It is estimated that worldwide only 1% of our discarded clothing is ultimately recycled into new garments because of the complexity and the lack of sorting. Yet companies in Prato say they successfully recycle over 15% of garments in the recycling stream worldwide, with a market value of $2.5 billion.

Could Prato represent a model for sustainably recycling textiles, often wasted in landfills or incinerated?

As the population booms, we are draining the Earth’s resources in a linear "take, make, waste" economy. We are in a transitional time, when the world is awakening to the urgency of needing solutions for living sustainably on our planet—and realizing that this linear model is unsustainable. The concept of the circular economy, in which we are frugal with resources and recycle endlessly, is emerging as a way to a better future. It requires changing our mindset—to see waste as a resource and avoid creating trash in the first place. These were taken on assignment for "The End of Trash," a forthcoming cover story for the magazine. Follow me @lucalocatelliphoto to see the most promising examples of confronting the climate crisis.

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