Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Require councils to collect textile waste as part of household recycling
Closed
287 signatures
What the petition asks
Around 360,000 Tonnes of clothes are thrown away in the UK every year. Waste is a feedstock which recyclers are finding hard to get access to. We believe adding textiles to household recycling will be both an environmentally friendly and a good commercial decision for the long run.
Textile Recycling has come a long way since Household Recycling Act was passed in 2003. The advent of AI has made it increasingly cheaper to sort out waste; and mechanical and chemical recycling facilities allow textile to be turned back into raw fibre form to be reused.
If the UK is to reach its Net-Zero targets then legislation around textile waste has to be part of the mix.
If the UK is to reach its Net-Zero targets then legislation around textile waste has to be part of the mix.
Timeline
| 16 Feb 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Aug 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
287
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
16 Feb 2023
Closed
16 Aug 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.