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~~== 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.

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== Macro Tonnage ==

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The macro numbers above do not breakdown the component elements of textiles, but the following textiles headers in the page are as handled by local authorities and as reported through [[WasteDataFlow]] (and included in this data are tonnages of carpets handled by local authorities).

== 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.

==Categories==

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.

==Local Authority Tonnage==

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-== 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.
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 == Macro Tonnage ==
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 The macro numbers above do not breakdown the component elements of textiles, but the following textiles headers in the page are as handled by local authorities and as reported through [[WasteDataFlow]] (and included in this data are tonnages of carpets handled by local authorities).
+== 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.
+==Categories==
+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.
 ==Local Authority Tonnage==