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Reducing waste by re-using textiles
Rachel Gray
Programme Area Manager – Re-use Collections
About WRAP
WRAP’s vision is a world without waste, where resources are used sustainably.
We help businesses, individuals and communities reap the benefits of reducing waste, developing sustainable products and using resources in an efficient way.
Contents
Definition of textiles
National context
Collections
Communications
Local examples
Definition of Textiles
Clothing, shoes, belts etc.
Household non-clothing – curtains, bedding
Mattresses
Carpets and rugs
Leisure Textiles – tents, sleeping bag etc.
National Context
Still significant amounts of re-usable textiles of value going to landfill
Collected textiles are going to landfill due to contamination and wetness
Re-use through established collection methods is working well and has the potential to be utilised further
Infrastructure & markets
There is an established market for clothing and household textiles
Proportion of UK sorted clothing has decreased
Buoyant overseas markets
52% of clothing collected by Charity Shops is sold in the shops
Further market development is needed for the re-use of mattresses and carpets
Stop textiles going to landfill
Textiles have a value.
We threw away at least £238 million
last year
Opportunities for re-use
All collection routes with the exception of kerbside co-mingled can preserve quality
We need to get people using them even more
Established re-use markets exist and can be maximised - washing and drying can upgrade waste textiles to re-use grades
We need to tackle perception issues around mattresses re-use
Collections
Consider what is happening in your area
Try to avoid moving materials from one route to another
Preserve quality at every stage
Make it easy for householders to take part
Work with agencies to tackle theft
Communications
Clear communications about all the methods the public can use is key
Need to overcome perceptions about fraudulent clothing collections
Need to explain who is carrying out the collection and who is benefitting
Need to consider how to ask householders to donate all types and quality of textiles
Communication
Watch this space – collections for reuse
Pilots to test survival bags for comingled kerbside collection
Template communications materials
Research to determine collection costs and options for mattresses, carpets, duvets and pillows
Pilots to look at innovation for collection of textiles such as retailer take back and businesses as collection hubs for clothing
Local Examples
Working with Charities
Local Authority Partnerships
RECAP
Focus efforts on existing routes
Target audience - women under 45 with financial pressures
Worked with the Charity Retail Association
Used MOSAIC profiling to decide on the location for the fayres
Aim is to make this a family day out
Wear it, Love it, share it
Partnership – SE Wales Joint Contract
Nine local authorities in South Wales
„The contract covers 100 sites (bring sites and HWRCs).
Aims to achieve a minimum collection of 1,000 tonnes of textiles per year.
„„Textile recycling is now cash-positive - able to generate at least £500,000
„In the early part of 2012, approximately 50 new sites were added
Support Available from WRAP
Waste Prevention Loan Fund
Support for local partnerships
Support for the Third Sector
SCAP ezine for clothing
Join SCAP
Be part of the SCAP 2020 Commitment to reduce the environmental footprint of UK clothing
Further information
Rachel.gray@wrap.org.uk
Visit www.wrap.org.uk/textiles for
Textiles flow and market development opportunities in the UK
Textile feedstock sources
Washing and drying trials
For the textiles collection guide www.wrap.org.uk/content/textiles-guide
Visit our stand no. 19W25
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