Every year Americans throw 13 million tons of textile material into the landfill. According to U.S. EPA, around 16  million tons of textile municipal solid waste (MSW) was generated in 2015, about 6.1% of total MSW generation. Once in landfills, natural fibers can take hundreds of years to decompose. As such, textile recycling is a significant challenge to be addressed as we strive to move closer to a zero landfill society.