🌍 Description:

Recycling waste clothes into biomass pellets helps reduce landfill waste, lower carbon emissions, and create sustainable fuel for industries. The process involves sorting, shredding, drying, grinding, pelletizing, and cooling before storage and use in power plants, boilers, and kilns.

🧐 Where to Find Raw Materials for Waste Clothes Recycling?

🔎 Sourcing waste textiles is the first step to successful pellet production!

✅ Garment Factories 🏭 – Collect fabric scraps & defective clothes.
✅ Textile Recycling Centers 🔄 – Bulk industrial textile waste.
✅ Second-Hand Markets 👚 – Unsold thrift clothes & donation stock.
✅ Landfills & Waste Companies 🚮 – Divert textiles before dumping.
✅ Hotels & Hospitals 🏥 – Old linens, uniforms, and fabric disposals.

🔄 Step-by-Step Waste Clothes Pellet Production

1️⃣ Pre-Processing

✔️ Sorting 🏗️ – Remove zippers, buttons, synthetic & non-biodegradable parts.
✔️ Shredding ✂️ – Cut textiles into 10-50 mm small pieces.
✔️ Drying 🌡️ – Reduce moisture below 10-12% for better pelletizing.

2️⃣ Pelletizing

✔️ Grinding 🔨 – Convert shredded fabric into fine particles (2-5 mm).
✔️ Binding Agents 🧪 – If needed, add starch, lignin, or bio-resins.
✔️ Compression 🔧 – Use a Ring Die Pellet Mill (100-150°C) for densification.
✔️ Cooling ❄️ – Air cooling stabilizes pellets & enhances durability.

🔹 Pellet Sizes & Their Industrial Uses

Pellet Size	Industry	Application
6-8 mm	Biomass Power Plants ⚡	Alternative fuel for industrial boilers & electricity generation. 🔥
8-10 mm	Cement & Lime Kilns 🏭	Replaces coal in high-temperature kilns. ♻️
10-12 mm	Large Industrial Boilers 🏗️	Energy-intensive industries fuel. 🔥
3-6 mm	Textile Recycling 🏡	Used for composite boards, insulation materials. 🛠️

🔹 Machinery & Technical Requirements

Equipment	Capacity	Power Requirement
Textile Shredder	500-2000 kg/hr	30-100 HP ⚙️
Hammer Mill	500-3000 kg/hr	50-150 HP 🔩
Rotary Dryer (Optional)	1-10 TPH	15-100 HP 🌡️
Pellet Mill (Ring Die)	500-5000 kg/hr	90-250 HP 🏭
Cooling System	1-5 TPH	10-50 HP ❄️
Packaging Machine	500-2000 bags/hr	5-10 HP 📦

3️⃣ Storage & Packaging

✔️ Store in Dry Areas 📦 to prevent moisture absorption.
✔️ Pack in Bags 🏷️ – 15-25 kg small bags or bulk sacks up to 1 ton.

🔥 Top 5 Uses of Waste Clothes Pellets

✅ Biomass Power Plants ⚡ – Alternative fuel for electricity generation.
✅ Industrial Boilers 🏭 – Used in factories for heating & steam production.
✅ Cement & Lime Kilns 🏗️ – Replacing coal as a cleaner-burning fuel.
✅ Composite Boards & Insulation 🏡 – Repurposed for construction materials.
✅ Biochar Production 🌱 – Can be used for soil enrichment & carbon capture.