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[[Textiles]] are defined as types of cloth or fabric, especially ones that have been woven<ref>Collins 2019. [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/textile Definition of textile. Collinsdictionary.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019]</ref>. | [[Textiles]] are defined as types of cloth or fabric, especially ones that have been woven<ref>Collins 2019. [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/textile Definition of textile. Collinsdictionary.com.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019]</ref>. The macro tonnage of 'post-consumer textiles' reported by WRAP is 711,000 per year (and more recently 733,000 tonnes per year in a report referring to 2024 WRAP unpublished data<ref>https://ukft.org/act-uk-final-report/</ref>), but the most recent [[DEFRA]] statistics show only 139,445 tonnes of all textiles wastes<ref>https://www.wrap.ngo/take-action/uk-textiles-pact</ref>, the difference mainly due to the amount of textiles that remain in [[residual waste]] | ||
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== Macro Tonnage == | |||
The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is summarised in the pie chart below, with 139,445 tonnes of textiles generated in the UK in 2020 and is part of the broader tonnage summarized in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]: | |||
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The macro numbers above do not breakdown the component elements of textiles, and there is a significant tonnage of textiles believed to be in the residual waste stream, based on tonnage put on the market, that is going to [[incineration]] and [[landfill]]. | |||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Clothes and [[Textiles]] that are in good condition can be donated and sold for [[reuse]]. Items that aren’t suitable to be passed onto someone else can be recycled and made into new items, such as padding for chairs and car seats, cleaning cloths and industrial blankets<ref>Recyclenow, 2019. [https://www.recyclenow.com/what-to-do-with/clothing-textiles-0 Clothing & textiles | Recycle Now. [online] Recyclenow.com. [Accessed 26 Oct. 2019].</ref>. Whilst [[Carpets]] are included in this category in WikiWaste, the options for reuse and recycling are still relatively limited in number in the UK. | Clothes and [[Textiles]] that are in good condition can be donated and sold for [[reuse]]. Items that aren’t suitable to be passed onto someone else can be recycled and made into new items, such as padding for chairs and car seats, cleaning cloths and industrial blankets<ref>Recyclenow, 2019. [https://www.recyclenow.com/what-to-do-with/clothing-textiles-0 Clothing & textiles | Recycle Now. [online] Recyclenow.com. [Accessed 26 Oct. 2019].</ref>. Whilst [[Carpets]] are included in this category in WikiWaste, the options for reuse and recycling are still relatively limited in number in the UK. | ||
Currently the UK does not have an [[Extended Producer Resonsibility]] for Textiles but the EU is implementing such a scheme from 2027. | |||
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The Textiles category/classifcation does not only include used clothing but also bedding, carpets and footwear, and these categories are reported by Local Authorities, the largest source of textiles reported by DEFRA being from households. | |||
The | ==Local Authority Tonnage== | ||
The following headers below only capture significant tonnage collected and reported by local authorities through [[WasteDataFlow]]. | |||
== Carpets == | === Carpets === | ||
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 1000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator. | Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 1000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator. | ||
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== Footwear only == | === Footwear only === | ||
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 200 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator. | Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 200 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator. | ||
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== Textiles & footwear == | === Textiles & footwear === | ||
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 3000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator. | Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 3000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator. | ||
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== Textiles only == | === Textiles only === | ||
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 900 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator. | Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 900 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator. | ||
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