How should sheep wool be sorted?

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Sheep wool should be sorted as:

If clean and dry

Textile waste / Tekstilaffald

If wet or dirty

Residual waste / Restaffald

About this item

Sheep wool can be sorted as textile waste if it is clean and dry and accepted locally. Wool that is wet, mouldy, very dirty or contaminated with oil, paint or chemicals should go in residual waste. For larger amounts of raw wool, check local recycling-centre guidance.

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