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This chart displays the total yearly tonnage of UK household WEEE collection by  small or large WEEE category.

This chart shows the amount of household Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) placed on the UK market by members of Producer Compliance Schemes by quarter.

Introduction

This section of the data portal provides a summary of developments in the UK’s recovered textiles market.  The data presented here comes from respected, publicly available and regularly updated sources on the internet.  By following the link(s) above the graphics, you can find out more details on the source of the data and visit the sites to access the full data.

Introduction

Household Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) collected for recycling is made up of multiple categories including Large Appliances, Cooling Appliances, Display Equipment and various items that can be summarised as Small WEEE. Small WEEE includes: small household appliances; IT & Telecoms equipment; consumer equipment; lighting equipment; electrical & electronic tools; toys, leisure and sports; medical devices; and monitoring & control instruments. Automatic dispensers have not been included as the tonnages are too low to display effectively (0 to 63 tonnes per quarter).

A WEEE / EEE category for photovoltaic panels was introduced in Q1 2014. The figures from this category have been included in the Large Appliances figures for reporting in graphs.  

The chart below shows UK exports of used textiles in 2014 (% of total, in mass terms)

Valuing our clothes is a summary of the key findings of a major technical report published by WRAP in 2012.

It presents estimates of the carbon, water and waste footprints of clothing throughout its life-cycle for one year for the UK as a whole, plus evidence from a major new survey of consumer behaviour involving 7,950 UK adults aged 16+.

It seeks to highlight opportunities across the clothing value chain to reduce the resource impacts of clothing supply, use and disposal.

A PRN applies for one tonne of material and prices shown are monthly averages. Volume discounts apply, with small purchases attracting higher prices.

Figures represent the tonnages of total waste received by UK reprocessors or exporters including the packaging waste element. Data is provided by accredited UK PRN processors and exporters.

The figures shown are the monthly average prices achieved for a full HGV load.  Prices are shown for material on an ex-works basis, usually baled or supplied to a mill specification.  Premiums are paid for high volumes, particularly if supplied on a regular basis. Clean, well-presented material typically also attracts a premium.