Recycling of Low Grade Clothing Waste - Oakdene Hollins

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© Oakdene Hollins Ltd, Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd Nonwovens Innovation & Research Institute Ltd September 2006 8.4 Evidence on Environmental Externalities of Textiles 68 8.5 Carbon Impacts of Different Disposal Options 70 8.6 Policy Proposals and Extended Producer Responsibility 74 8.7 Conclusions 79 Volume II References 81 Volume III Technical and Market Development 81 9 UK Market for Recycled Textiles 85 9.1 Market Background 85 9.2 UK Market for Recycled Textiles 86 10 Feasibility of Making Nonwovens 89 10.1 Fabric Samples 89 10.2 Material Preparation 89 10.3 Web Formation 89 10.4 Bonding 90 11 New Market Applications 93 11.1 Non-Load Bearing Composites 93 11.2 Emergency Thermal Insulation 94 11.3 Automotive/Added Functionality 95 11.4 Odour Control Fabrics 97 12 Market Development 101 12.1 Introduction 101 12.2 Composite Market 103 12.3 Capillary Matting 113 12.4 Pre-seeded Matting/Green Roof Applications 115 12.5 Automotive Head- and Boot-Liner Components 117 12.6 Automotive Flooring Systems 120 12.7 Air Filtration 122 12.8 Conclusions 122 Volume III References 125 Volume III Appendices 127 References for Volume III Appendix 140 For Defra Page 4
© Oakdene Hollins Ltd, Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd Nonwovens Innovation & Research Institute Ltd September 2006 1 Executive Summary 1.1 Background The primary purpose of the study into the Recycling of Low Grade Clothing Waste is to integrate an economic and market study of the used clothing recycling industry in the UK with technological developments which are aimed at improving the markets for recycling grades of clothing. The study also considers possible economic instruments and policy interventions, based on optimum financial and environmental impacts that could further develop secondary textile markets. Whilst the study is primarily directed at used textile clothing, the economic and market analysis of collection, sorting and re‐sale operations necessarily included footwear and non‐apparel textiles, such as household linens, curtains and carpets. Reference to textiles in the report should be taken to include all such items unless more specifically defined. Indeed, the majority of the arguments presented in this report apply equally to all categories of the industry although the re‐use and recycling of footwear and carpets are not considered in the technical and market development part of the study. For clarity it is noted that the economic and market study considers domestic post consumer textiles only, since these provide the overwhelming majority throughput of the secondary textile industry and of textiles going to Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). It does not quantify the arisings of commercial and industrial textile waste, such as used corporate clothing, or waste from the clothing or automotive industries. Clearly, many of the findings of the policy and the technical sections of the report will also apply to commercial and industrial textile waste. The project was carried out between August 2005 and August 2006. In detail, the objectives of this project were: Economic Analysis and Policy Study To carry out an economic study of the used clothing recycling industry, examining the existing policy framework alongside the applicability of measures such as producer responsibility in the clothing sector. Specifically to: • Identify, using compositional data analysis and other desk based research, the dynamics of the current market for used textiles, in particular used clothing • Identify market failures, if any For Defra Page 5
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