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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' report by WRAP is 711,000 per year, 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]] | ||
[[File:Textiles pic.jpg|300px|left|Picture of baled textiles - source MRW Magazine]]__TOC__ | |||
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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||