Recycling of Low Grade Clothing Waste - Oakdene Hollins
Recycling of Low Grade Clothing Waste - Oakdene Hollins
Recycling of Low Grade Clothing Waste - Oakdene Hollins
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© <strong>Oakdene</strong> <strong>Hollins</strong> Ltd, Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd<br />
Nonwovens Innovation & Research Institute Ltd September 2006<br />
and the closure <strong>of</strong> a number <strong>of</strong> retail shops announced in January 2006 by<br />
the charity Scope partly because <strong>of</strong> competition with new clothes from the<br />
value retailers 36 .<br />
The financial value <strong>of</strong> an intervention to restore the recycling level to its<br />
previous position is represented by the value (b‐a).<br />
Figure 6 highlights where any intervention is best directed for increased<br />
recycling rates; improving the viability <strong>of</strong> door‐step collections and<br />
coordinating voluntary activity by industry and the charitable sector to<br />
support donor giving. A key evidence base need is the determination <strong>of</strong><br />
any changes in textile composition and value when textiles are collected<br />
with other recyclates in door‐to‐door collections as compared to bring<br />
schemes.<br />
Figure 6: Changes in Marginal Revenues and Costs for <strong>Clothing</strong> Re-use and<br />
<strong>Recycling</strong><br />
Bring systems such as<br />
charity shops/ textile banks<br />
Greater Doorstep Collection<br />
MC<br />
£<br />
2004<br />
MR 1<br />
a<br />
b<br />
MR<br />
Re-Use and <strong>Recycling</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Clothing</strong> %<br />
For Defra Page 76<br />
25%
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