Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 71065
Textiles: Waste Disposal
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025
Question
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour — Clapham and Brixton Hill
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of post-consumer textiles collected in the UK is (a) processed domestically and (b) exported (i) in total and (ii) of material categorised as unsellable.
Answer
Mary CreaghWhile the department does not hold internal estimates on the proportion of post-consumer textiles processed domestically, exported, and respective proportions deemed unsellable, industry partners provide some insight. WRAP estimates that the UK generated ...
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