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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.

The quoted figures are typical prices for a full HGV load of collected (ex-works) material.

The chart provides a guide to the prices that may be paid by medium to large metals reprocessors to merchants and local collectors. Quality, specification and volumes will affect the price paid.

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.

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.

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

This section of the data portal provides a summary of developments in the UK’s recovered plastics 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.

The quoted figures are typical prices for a full HGV load of collected (ex-works) material.

The chart provides a guide to the prices that may be paid by medium to large metals recyclers to merchants and local collectors. Quality and volumes will affect the price paid.

Figures are shown for the following SITC codes:

• 282: Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting ingots of iron or steel
• 288: Non-ferrous base metal waste and scrap, nes
• 68998: Other base metals, unwrought; waste and scrap; powders