Textiles

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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:

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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]
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