Textiles
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
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a singe waste operator.
Footwear only
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a singe waste operator.
Textiles & footwear
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a singe waste operator.
Textiles only
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a singe waste operator.
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