The source notes that data is taken from the report titled "National municipal commercial waste composition, England 2017". The source also adds the following information: "All figures rounded to the nearest thousand tonnes, so the sum of the individual elements may appear to not add up exactly."
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Distribution of UK textiles in household residual waste by type and source 2017
According to a 2019 report, as much as *** thousand tonnes of clothing ended up in household residual waste in the United Kingdom. The results from the report on textile consumption and used textiles in the UK further revealed that the majority of discarded clothing ended up in kerbside collections. Other than clothing items, other textile items such as shoes, bags and belts, of about *** thousand tonnes, ended up in in household residual waste.
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WRAP. (December 19, 2019). Distribution of textiles in household residual waste in the United Kingdom in 2017, by type of clothing and collection source (in 1,000 metric tonnes) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1090053/textiles-in-household-residual-waste-in-the-uk-by-type-and-source/
WRAP. "Distribution of textiles in household residual waste in the United Kingdom in 2017, by type of clothing and collection source (in 1,000 metric tonnes)." Chart. December 19, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1090053/textiles-in-household-residual-waste-in-the-uk-by-type-and-source/
WRAP. (2019). Distribution of textiles in household residual waste in the United Kingdom in 2017, by type of clothing and collection source (in 1,000 metric tonnes). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/1090053/textiles-in-household-residual-waste-in-the-uk-by-type-and-source/
WRAP. "Distribution of Textiles in Household Residual Waste in The United Kingdom in 2017, by Type of Clothing and Collection Source (in 1,000 Metric Tonnes)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 19 Dec 2019, /statistics/1090053/textiles-in-household-residual-waste-in-the-uk-by-type-and-source/
WRAP, Distribution of textiles in household residual waste in the United Kingdom in 2017, by type of clothing and collection source (in 1,000 metric tonnes) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1090053/textiles-in-household-residual-waste-in-the-uk-by-type-and-source/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Distribution of textiles in household residual waste in the United Kingdom in 2017, by type of clothing and collection source (in 1,000 metric tonnes) [Graph], WRAP, December 19, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1090053/textiles-in-household-residual-waste-in-the-uk-by-type-and-source/
