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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 <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/digest-of-waste-and-resource-statistics-2018-edition Digest of Waste Resources 2018] reporting data from 2016</ref> <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste 2019] updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data</ref>is summarized in the pie chart below, with 175,526 tonnes of textiles generated in the UK in 2016 and is part of the broader tonnage summarized in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]: | ||
[[File:Textiles Pie Chart.png|frame|center|Textile Wastes - Tonnage Reported as Generated by DEFRA in 2016]] | [[File:Textiles Pie Chart.png|frame|center|Textile Wastes - Tonnage Reported as Generated by DEFRA in 2016]] | ||
== Carpets == | == Carpets == | ||
Revision as of 12:33, 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 [2] [3]is summarized in the pie chart below, with 175,526 tonnes of textiles generated in the UK in 2016 and is part of the broader tonnage summarized in UK Waste Tonnage:
Carpets
Footwear only
Textiles & footwear
Textiles only
References
- ↑ Collins 2019. Definition of textile. Collinsdictionary.com. [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019]
- ↑ Digest of Waste Resources 2018 reporting data from 2016
- ↑ UK Statistics on Waste 2019 updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data