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The majority of textiles used to make industrial wipers are unwanted
textiles thrown out by British households.
Wolverhampton Textiles gives these materials a whole new lease of life.
Textiles are sorted and the clothes that can be reused are sent for
export. Those that can not be reused due to blemishes or rips are baled
together according to garment and grade and turned into wipers. In
addition to this, textiles are also sourced from commercial laundries
that dispose of bed sheets, pillow cases, and tablecloths, when their
life is exhausted.
The manufacturing (or recycling) process for all wipers is exactly the
same. The textiles are firstly sorted to ensure that they are clean, dry
and suitable as a wiper - this basically means that they are cotton rich
and therefore absorbent. They are then graded together and sent to our
cutting facility where they run along a conveyor belt to be cut into a
specified size, dependent upon garment. This produces a wiper of a
uniform dimension, which is free from zips, buttons and any other
encumbrance.
We use specially-built machines to ensure clean cut wipers, and once
made each wiper is passed through to packaging.
Industrial wipers are
sometimes regarded as a ‘waste or bi-product’ and other wiper companies
may not take the same time and effort as Wolverhampton Textiles does to
ensure that their grading and quality is of a high standard.
An
increasing number of companies simply export clothes for sorting and
cutting in Eastern Europe and then import them back into the UK. The
environmental footprint of all this haulage is massive. Wolverhampton
Textiles does all it’s sorting and cutting in the UK, reducing the need
for long haulage whilst also employing local people.
Wolverhampton
Textiles offer a valuable means of recycling thousands of tonnes of
unwanted clothing and textiles. With years of experience we can help
your company realise the benefits of using wipers and their diverse
range of applications.
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