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 [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:

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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 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

  1. Collins 2019. Definition of textile. Collinsdictionary.com. [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019]
  2. Digest of Waste Resources 2018 reporting data from 2016
  3. UK Statistics on Waste 2019 updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data