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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
A textile is defined as type 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>.
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== Macro Tonnage ==
== Macro Tonnage ==
The most recent information published by DEFRA is summarized in the pie chart below, with 175,526 tonnes of textiles generated in the UK in 2016:
The most recent information published by DEFRA is summarized in the pie chart below, with 175,526 tonnes of textiles generated in the UK in 2016:
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== Textiles only ==
== Textiles only ==
== References ==
== References ==
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Revision as of 10:59, 5 December 2019

Overview

A textile is defined as type of cloth or fabric, especially ones that have been woven[1]. ‌.

Macro Tonnage

The most recent information published by DEFRA is summarized in the pie chart below, with 175,526 tonnes of textiles generated in the UK in 2016:

File:Textiles Pie Chart.png
Textile Wastes - Tonnage Reported as Generated by DEFRA in 2016

Carpets

Footwear only

Textiles & footwear

Textiles only

References

  1. Collins 2019. Definition of textile. Collinsdictionary.com. [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019]