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== Carpets ==
== Carpets ==
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a singe waste operator.
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
== Footwear only ==
== Footwear only ==
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a singe waste operator.
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
== Textiles & footwear ==
== Textiles & footwear ==
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a singe waste operator.
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
== Textiles only ==
== Textiles only ==
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a singe waste operator.
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
== References ==
== References ==
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Revision as of 14:39, 5 December 2019

Overview

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

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[2]. ‌

Macro Tonnage

The most recent information published by DEFRA [3] [4]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
Textile Wastes - Tonnage Reported as Generated by DEFRA in 2016

Carpets

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.

Footwear only

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.

Textiles & footwear

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.

Textiles only

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.

References

  1. Collins 2019. Definition of textile. Collinsdictionary.com. [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019]
  2. Recyclenow, 2019. Clothing & textiles | Recycle Now. [online Recyclenow.com. [Accessed 26 Oct. 2019].
  3. Digest of Waste Resources 2018 reporting data from 2016
  4. UK Statistics on Waste 2019 updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data