It's estimated that more than 1 million tonnes of textiles are thrown away each year, or about 3% of household waste. Currently we only recycle 25% of textiles.
South Cambs District have written asking if Whittlesford wants a textile/clothing bank, to go with other recycling banks at the village hall. There is a clothes bank - of sorts - at the big recycling depot on the A505 at the Thriplow turning, and quite a lot of better quality stuff will go to the excellent Oxfam shop in Sawston. so that may be enough. I assume that it becomes uneconomical at some point to have loads of these banks.
Textile Recycling is described as "the process in which unwanted clothes, shoes and textiles are collected and sorted for re-use. Re-useable textiles and shoes are sent abroad where they can provide clothing for those who either do not have access to, or are unable to afford new garments."
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