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Northern Ontario textile recycling pilot aims to insulate homes
Sic Sox Circular Ltd and Confederation College in Thunder Bay launch textile donation bins across the North to divert clothing from landfills. Doris Mitchell and son Jerrett Paquette lead the project with Brunswick House First Nation ownership and 10 percent stake. Proceeds support Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls initiatives. A bonded process shreds natural fibers into nanofiber insulation using boron nitride, funded by Grand Challenges Canada with $125,000 for a year. Collection bins total 64 across the North with two at Confederation College.
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Sic Sox Circular Ltd
Ontario
Confederation College
Thunder Bay
Doris Mitchell
Jerrett Paquette
Chapleau
Brunswick House First Nation
Mitchell
North
Brunswick House
Grand Challenges Canada
St. Lawrence University
Robin Gould
Gould