Thank you for thinking Recycling Thank you for thinking Recycling Scientists have come up with a technology to recycle used clothes rather than simply burning them The new technology can separate out the different fibres in the clothes, so that they can be processed and used again. When you go running in the woods in your running tights, elastane is the reason they fit you so comfortably. Elastane is an elastic material that allows the fabric to stretch and adapt to your body. Source: Aarhus Univercity