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What happens to your recycling?

textiles
Wearable textiles and shoes are sorted and sent mainly to countries in the developing world. Specialist textile recyclers can sort textiles into about 140 different grades. In woollen garments, the fibre is reclaimed to make yarn or fabric. Cotton and silk is reclaimed to make wiping cloths for a range of industries such as automotive and paper manufacture. The remaining textiles are sold to the flocking industry where the items are shredded to make fillers for furniture padding, roofing felts and car insulation.

further information

Customer Service Centre
Waste Management
Leicestershire County Council
County Hall
Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8ST
Email: customerservices@leics.gov.uk
Phone: 0116 305 0001
Fax: 0116 305 0006
Minicom: 0116 305 0007
Last Updated:
1 June 2006
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