Textiles

Clothing in a shop
WRAP guide aims to increase clothes recycling post-lockdown

The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) is set to target in-store take-back schemes for clothes with its Retailer clothing take back guide.


With the vast majority of consumers unaware of this method of recycling clothes, WRAP predicts charity shops will see a large influx of donations when Covid-19 restrictions are lifted.

Mobile recycling centre
Mobile centre brings recycling to rural residents

A look into Conwy County’s Mobile Recycling Centre, developed to support the move to four-weekly residual waste collections

Bins on street
Significant drop in normal food waste service collections

The 17th ADEPT survey on impact of Covid-19 on waste services has found fewer local authorities are reporting normal operations this month than in September

Garden waste
Defra to promote ‘high quality recycling’ in Waste Management Plan
By
Lidia Creech
| 28 January 2021 |
The Waste Management Plan for England evaluates how to support objectives of the Resources and Waste Strategy and the 25-Year Environment Bill and sets out measures for increasing recycling rates across England 
The University of Exeter
£22.5 million funding announced for new circular economy research centres
By
Emma Love
| 11 November 2020 |
The government has announced the funding of five new research centres, which will explore how major UK industries can become more circular.
Clothing in a shop
UK businesses must commit to decarbonising fashion industry, says WRAP
By
Lidia Creech
| 10 November 2020 |
With over half of the UK public agreeing that sustainability is a key factor in choosing the clothes they wear, WRAP has urged UK businesses to demonstrate their commitment to tackling the carbon footprint of producing clothes by joining Textiles 2030.
NLWA fashion influencers
North London Waste Authority launches virtual clothes exchanges with Love Not Landfill
By
Fiona Binns
| 5 November 2020 |
North London Waste Authority is combating textile waste with its new campaign that will allow residents to swap unwanted clothes in a Covid-friendly manner.
UK shipping port
Illegally shipped waste returned from Sri Lanka to UK
By
Lidia Creech
| 30 October 2020 |
The Environment Agency has announced that 21 containers containing illegal waste materials have been returned to their point of origin in the UK.
Wastesavers truck
Reuse charity Wastesavers announces new shops across South East Wales
By
Emma Love
| 14 October 2020 |
Bucking the current trend of retail closures, reuse charity Wastesavers has announced the imminent opening of three new shops.
Parliamentary group report calls for sustainable fashion action
Parliamentary group report calls for sustainable fashion action
By
Lidia Creech
| 15 September 2020 |
Developing sustainable fabrics, boosting textile recycling and bringing textile manufacturing jobs back to the UK are some of the key recommendations put forward in a new parliamentary report compiled by behaviour change charity Hubbub on sustainable fashion.
Janet and Ken Hancock receive food delivery
Hubbub launches 'Greenprint' manifesto for UK’s Covid-19 recovery
By
Fiona Binns
| 10 September 2020 |
Behaviour change charity Hubbub has launched its Greenprint for a Better Britain plan to call for a sustainable Covid-19 recovery with policy recommendations targeting food waste, transport, textiles and recycling.
EA outlines standard rules changes in consultation response
EA outlines standard rules changes in consultation response
By
Lidia Creech
| 27 August 2020 |
The Environment Agency (EA) has announced that it will be increasing storage limits at waste transfer stations under its new standard rules permits, with details revealed in a consultation response document on Monday (24 August).
A pile of old mattresses.
Eunomia to support Scottish mattress EPR project
By
Lidia Creech
| 26 August 2020 |
Eunomia Research and Consulting has announced that it will be providing technical support to Zero Waste Scotland and the National Bed Federation (NBF) on a project to assess extended producer responsibility (EPR) approach to improve mattress circularity in Scotland.
Used clothing.
Kenyan Government lifts used clothing import embargo
By
Lidia Creech
| 17 August 2020 |
The Kenyan Government has announced that imports of used clothing and shoes will be allowed to resume after they were suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Veolia invests £5 million in vehicle road safety
Veolia awarded Norfolk waste treatment contract
By
Lidia Creech
| 12 August 2020 |
Waste management company Veolia has won a six-year contract by Norfolk County Council to treat 180,000 tonnes of waste per year.
Bruce Bratley
First Mile acquires Giraffe Recycling
By
Lidia Creech
| 4 August 2020 |
Recycling company First Mile has acquired local waste collector Giraffe Recycling.
Most collection services now operating as normal, says survey
By
Lidia Creech
| 29 July 2020 |
The latest ADEPT survey finds most waste collection services are now returning to normal after Covid-19.
Carpet collections fell by 10 per cent in 2019, says Carpet Recycling UK
By
Emma Love
| 26 June 2020 |
Figures released by Carpet Recycling UK show that carpet collections fell by 10 per cent between 2018 and 2019.
An image of clothes
WRAP forecasts clear-out of 67 million clothes after lockdown
By
Olivia Rutherford
| 24 June 2020 |
67 million items of clothing could be discarded by UK households once the Covid-19 lockdown ends, says a new survey. 
An image of clothing
WRAP funds £1.5m for projects fighting textile waste
By
Olivia Rutherford
| 16 June 2020 |
The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has re-launched its grant fund of £1.5 million yesterday (15 June) for “imaginative projects” intending to tackle barriers to textile recycling and reuse.
Jenrick to ask councils to reopen HWRCs in coming weeks
Jenrick to ask councils to reopen HWRCs in coming weeks
By
Lidia Creech
| 29 April 2020 |
Robert Jenrick, the Secretary for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has said that local authorities will be asked to “plan the organised opening” of Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in the coming weeks.
Man disposing of waste at HWRC
Councils plan to reopen HWRCs in ‘controlled’ manner
By
Lidia Creech
| 23 April 2020 |
Local authorities are planning for a “controlled and consistent” reopening of Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) once the government publishes its strategy for exiting the Covid-19 lockdown, according to the latest ADEPT local authority impact survey.
A screenshot from the EU's Circular Economy Action Plan document
EU unveils Circular Economy Action Plan
By
Imogen Benson
| 11 March 2020 |
The European Commission has today (11 March) published its new Circular Economy Action Plan, outlining measures to ensure that products are designed to last longer and are easier to reuse, repair and recycle.