The Rewards of Recycled Rags
Why recycled? With all the wiping rags you could buy, why choose recycled rags? We’re glad you asked!
We can think of two big reasons.
1. Recycled Rags Save Money
Most of our customers need a constant supply of rags year-round. Painters, repair shops, metal workers, car washes, industries — they all rely on rags to do their jobs cleanly and effectively.
And when you need to maintain a large supply of cleaning rags, you’ll want a system that’s both reliable and inexpensive. We supply cost-effective solutions that will meet your business needs without bleeding you dry.
Whether you need old T-shirts, huck towels, or mop pads, we keep our products functional to keep your costs down.
This is true for all of our products, but recycled wiping rags help our customers save even more money. It makes sense: Using reclaimed source material instead of buying new towel or T-shirt material cuts costs, and we pass those savings on to our customers.
2. Recycled Rags Absorb More
When compared to recycled rags, new wiping cloths are typically less superior in their absorption capabilities, which means jobs take more time — and more rags — to complete.
Our recycled rags will soak up more fluids than rags made from new material, which means your tasks take less time and require fewer supplies.
And our rags keep things simple with a single use. No need for folding, sorting, stacking, or storing. Use them once and throw them away!
But, Recycled. So They’ve Been Previously Used?
YES, recycled rags — also known as reclaimed wiping rags — have been previously used… by you as a T-shirt, sweatshirt, bath towel, or bed sheet. All recycled items are manufactured from post-consumer products that have been previously washed.
A t-shirt served its first life being worn by the consumer, but comes to you in its second life as a wiping cloth, helping you clean up the dirtiest of jobs, creating a cleaner, safer working environment.
Pretty rags don’t do anything that recycled rags can’t do. And recycled wiping cloths cost less and clean more.
Recycled Rags: Good for the Economy and Environment
They’re cheaper and more effective. But recycled rags have other advantages, too.
First, there’s the environmental impact. Any time you can re-use a commodity, you can save some energy and money. For example, when you buy a bottle of water for $2 and refill it four times rather than buying four more bottles of water, you’ve reduced your need for new plastic.
It works the same way with rags. Every recycled rag reduces the demand for new source material.
But lowering demand is bad for the economy, right? Not necessarily. Recycled shop towels, cotton T-shirt material, denim, and terry cloth requires labor, too.
In fact, the process of sorting, cleaning, and packaging recycled wiping cloths is more labor intensive than the process of manufacturing new material. And, now that textile manufacturers have moved their factories to the developing world, the labor for recycled rags is more likely to happen in the U.S.
It’s a win-win.
Recycled Wipers Aren’t for Everyone
Reclaimed wipers are versatile, affordable, and they make economic and environmental sense. But they won’t make sense for every customer.
By their nature, reclaimed wiping rags have slight irregularities in size and color. If you’re looking for rags that are pretty, matching, or floral, then recycled probably isn’t the solution for you.
We also offer a full line of high-quality rags made from new material for customers who need precision. For example, a cabinet stainer may need new rags in order to apply stain precisely.
But if you’re looking for a product that’s cheap, effective and one-and-done, we are here to help!
Here are a few of our best-selling recycled products:
Why Work with All Rags?
Whether you buy rags 10 pounds at a time or a quarter-ton at a time, All Rags is here to help. We have 10 distribution centers around the nation which means we can provide fast shipping to any location in the continental U.S.
The textile and wiping rags business has changed a lot since we opened our first location more than 90 years ago. One thing that hasn’t changed is our commitment to providing the best customer service at affordable prices.
- Brad Grossman
