Textiles feature
Analysis of textiles for printwear retailers
Reconomy Group company Valpak has published an analysis of textiles data to help retailers understand the scale of opportunity for textile reuse and recycling, and to show how recycling can complement reuse in the development of a circular economy for textiles. P&P reports…
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he report – From Waste to Worth: An Analysis of Textile Recycling Opportunity in
the UK – analysed data from six UK textiles retailers, as well as consulting brands, sorters and recyclers.. The data was used to determine breakdown of materials, and suitability for mechanical and chemical recycling, with additional analysis on reusability. The study is based on the best available data, and outputs should be considered as indicative, with the potential to expand the scope of the study to increase robustness. Based on tonnage, the data used in this study before scaling up represents 11% of the UK clothing market, 6% of the UK footwear and accessories market, and 2% of the UK household textiles market from across a range of retailer and product types. POM data has been obtained by scaling up datasets from a variety of textile retailers based on their tonnage, to be reflective of the total UK market.
Steve Gough, CEO at Valpak, said: “Sustainable textiles management
is rising swiftly up the agenda, with legislation and consumer demand bringing it into focus. Valpak already manages textiles compliance for businesses operating in France, and the rest of the EU is likely to follow suit with its own textile legislation in the next 12 months.
“For the textiles report, we have used a similar methodology and approach to Valpak’s previous PackFlow reports, which determine the flow of packaging onto the market and the various packaging recycling routes. As with all of these reports, they use best available information and analysis, so we are always happy to hear from interested parties who have further information. While only representing a relatively small sample, Valpak’s textiles report shows a clear pattern – textile products made from single fibres offer significantly greater opportunity for recycling. “It is also worth mentioning that while businesses pursue the holy grail – closed-loop recycling – established open-loop systems already successfully process textiles into usable products. A combination of reuse, closed and open- loop is likely to emerge as the most effective solution.”
Valpak is the largest environmental compliance scheme in the UK. We work with major names, such as Aldi, Tesco, ASOS, and Miele, and manages compliance for more than 2,000
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