Exports of Nordic Used Textiles : Fate, benefits and impacts

Intro -- Contents -- Summary -- Background and aim -- Pathways of exported textiles -- A dynamic market -- Tight margins lead to efficient use -- Significant global environmental benefits -- Local environmental impacts -- Job creation -- The potential of codes of conduct -- Impacts on domestic textile industry -- Import restrictions -- Recommendations -- Recommendations for Nordic collectors/exporters of used textiles: -- Recommendations for Nordic policy-makers -- Preface -- Background and Objectives -- Project Objectives -- Individual Phase Objectives -- 1. PHASE 1 - Mapping Textile Exports -- 1.1 Methodology -- 1.1.1 A short note on definitions -- Reuse and recycling: -- Product codes for used textiles: -- Product codes and shipments of waste: -- 1.1.2 Use of statistical data -- 1.1.3 Survey of collectors -- 1.1.4 Identifying Import Restrictions -- 1.2 Flows of exported textiles -- 1.2.1 Separately collected textiles in Nordic countries -- 1.2.2 Results from analysis of UN Comtrade data -- 6309 Worn textiles -- 6310 Rags -- 1.2.3 Results from collectors surveys -- Collection and export quantities -- First destinations of exported textiles -- Choosing Partners -- Knowledge of, and influence over, subsequent fate -- End destinations for used textiles -- Quality, end destination and treatment of textiles -- 1.3 Import restrictions -- 1.3.1 Overview of restrictions in selected countries -- 1.3.2 Discussion -- 1.4 Potential for increased traceability -- 1.4.1 Potential for traceability -- 1.4.2 Distribution for aid -- Current best practice -- 1.4.3 Distribution via secondhand retailer -- Current best practice -- 1.4.4 Distribution via professional sorter -- Current best practice -- 1.4.5 Recommendations for traceability requirements -- 2. PHASE 2 - Impact of Exports -- 2.1 Methodology -- 2.1.1 Selection of countries for site visits.