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Written question asked by John McNally (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 7 February 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 February 2022. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 February 2022 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Textiles: Waste

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the total amount of textile waste produced by the UK in each of the last five years.

Answer

Approximately 921,000 tonnes of used textiles are disposed of in household residual waste in the UK each year, with a further 620,000 tonnes sent for reuse and recycling.

These figures do not include commercial textiles waste from brands/retailers UK operations.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
119653
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Waste Textiles
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk