India, May 27 -- The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will install special collection boxes for old clothes at 10 major metro stations across the Capital, officials said on Tuesday.

Chief minister Rekha Gupta said textile waste is among the rapidly growing environmental challenges, and this initiative will ensure scientific recycling of old clothes.

The garments will be segregated into different categories and made available to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and self-help groups (SHGs) for reuse and upcycling into useful products. Various items, including bags and rugs, will be made from these clothes. The remaining garments will be sent to recycling units, where they will be converted into products such as yarn, fibre and non...