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| Textiles are collected via a
network of collection banks throughout Hampshire. Every year over 1,500 tonnes of old or unwanted clothing, bedding and shoes
are collected. |
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| Once the banks have been emptied,
the textiles are hand sorted and are graded according to their condition. Even torn
garments can be recycled. The clothing that
can be worn again is either sold in charity shops, made up into packs of complete outfits
and given to the homeless, or sent to developing countries. |
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| Textiles that cannot be used again
are made into cleaning cloths for industry - some are even used for wiping down
aeroplanes. |
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| Items that are in particularly
poor condition can be stripped down to the fibres and made into blankets, rugs, new
clothing, sound insulation, panels in cars, or padding for furniture. |
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