European Waste Catalogue
Processed textile fibre waste from manufacturing is 04 02 22; unprocessed fibre is 04 02 21. Municipal textiles take 20 01 11.
Also searched as: fabric offcuts, fibre waste, yarn waste, cutting-room waste
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See the validation dossier~4 Mt/year EU textile manufacturing waste (fibre, fabric, chemical) · Yarn and fabric offcuts €0.5–5/t (wipers); recycled fibre €200–600/t; dye sludge disposal €80–150/t
Primary buyers include Preparation and spinning of textile fibres and Manufacture of other textiles and Materials recovery.
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Textile industry — processed fibres
Wastes from processed textile fibres
Textile industry — unprocessed fibres
Wastes from unprocessed textile fibres
Municipal textiles
Textiles
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
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