Recycling facts...

Seven reasons to recycle clothes for cash.

1. Textiles are the fastest growing sector in terms of household waste.
   
   
2. Unwanted clothing can be re-worn and re-used providing an affordable source of clothing to people in the developing world and emerging nations across Eastern Europe.
   
   
3. Over 1 million tonnes of textiles end up in landfill every year (with most of this coming from household sources).
   
   
4. Landfill is the worst environmental option for much of the waste produced in this country. The methane it produces is a potent greenhouse gas – 21 times more potent than CO2.
   
   
5. Man-made fibres such as nylon and polyester do not decompose. Natural fibres such as wool do decompose but in doing so produces methane which contributes to global warming.
   
   
6. An additional 310k tonnes of clothing are potentially collectable from households in the UK.
   
   
7. Throughout the UK clothes and textile recycling employs up to 10,000 people and over 250,000 people in Europe, which helps fight social exclusion and create jobs.