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UK's textile recycling crisis: Infrastructure gaps & export challenges

27 Apr '24
62 min read
Low recycling capacity and global policies hurt UK's recycling sector?
Low recycling capacity and global policies hurt UK's recycling sector?

Insights

  • UK is facing challenges in its textile recycling sector due to inadequate infrastructure, leading to reliance on exporting used clothing, mainly to African and Asian countries.
  • However, these countries are now imposing higher tariffs on imports.
  • UK generates substantial textile waste, with a notable percentage ending up in landfills or incinerated.
UK is facing challenges in its textile recycling sector due to inadequate infrastructure, leading to reliance on exporting used clothing, mainly to African and Asian countries. However, these countries are now imposing higher tariffs on imports. UK generates substantial textile waste, with a notable percentage ending up in landfills or incinerated.

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