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[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]]
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== Overview ==
[[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>.


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>.
== 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.