Textile Recycling Technologies, Colouring and Finishing Methods

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Textile Recycling Technologies, 
Colouring and Finishing Methods 
Prepared by: Katherine Le, UBC Sustainability Scholar, 2018 
Prepared for: Karen Storry, Senior Project Engineer, Solid Waste Services, Metro Vancouver 
August, 2018 

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
Support for this research report was made possible by Metro Vancouver and The University of 
British Columbia Sustainability Initiative.
I would like to express my thanks to the following individuals: 
Karen Storry, Senior Project Engineer, Solid Waste Services, Metro Vancouver, for her role as my 
project mentor, and her continuous guidance, feedback, and insightful discussions throughout the 
research process; 
Andrew Marr, Director, Solid Waste Planning, Solid Waste Services,
 
Metro Vancouver, for his 
review and feedback on this report; 
Karen Taylor, Program Manager, UBC Sustainability Initiative, for her coordination, and feedback 
in early stages of the writing process; along with UBC Sustainability Initiative program 
coordinators. 
I would like to thank the following organizations and individuals for sharing their time, knowledge, 
and insights to support this project: 
Dr. Carol Lin, Associate Professor, School of Energy and Environment – City University 
of Hong Kong 
Dr. Jinsong Shen, Professor of Textile Chemistry and Biotechnology – DeMontfort 
University 
Dr. Gloria Yao, Director, Project Development, and Ku Siu Ching – Hong Kong Research 
Institute of Textiles and Apparel Ltd. (HKRITA) 
Don Bockoven, President & CEO – Leigh Fibers Inc. 
Peter Majeranowski, President & Co-Founder, and Team – Tyton BioSciences LLC