{"id":283,"date":"2025-02-28T08:24:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T09:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.goldmineglobalng.com\/?p=283"},"modified":"2025-03-06T08:00:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T08:00:39","slug":"textile-repairs-are-preventing-new-purchases-wrap-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.goldmineglobalng.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/textile-repairs-are-preventing-new-purchases-wrap-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Textile repairs are preventing new purchases \u2013 WRAP research"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For every five textile items repaired, four displace a new purchase \u2013 an 82.2% displacement rate \u2013 according to research by WRAP.<\/h4>\n

A new report from\u00a0WRAP, produced in collaboration with resale and repair businesses and brands, shows the impact of a range of circular business models on stopping the purchase of new clothes.<\/p>\n

The report,\u00a0Displacement Rates Untangled<\/a>, calculates the extent to which the rise of repair and resale can displace new sales, and how much they help offset the environmental cost of clothing.<\/p>\n

Depop, eBay, Vestiaire Collective, The Seam, SOJO and brand Finisterre provided data for the report.<\/p>\n

The research found that repairing one cotton t-shirt instead of buying a brand new one could save over 7.5kg CO2e.<\/p>\n

Repairing a hole in a wool jumper instead of buying a new one could save over 16kg CO2e and repairing a rip in a waterproof jacket instead of buying a new one could save over 45kg CO2e.<\/p>\n

WRAP, the global environmental action non-governmental organisation, also explored the impact of resale and found for every five preloved items bought, three displace new purchases \u2013 resulting in a displacement rate of 64.6%.<\/p>\n

Buying a preloved pair of jeans online instead of buying a brand-new pair could save over 30kg CO2e, according to the report. While purchasing a second-hand pair of trainers online instead of buying a brand-new pair could save over 12kg CO2e.<\/p>\n

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Our data now quantifies the big environmental savings from preloved and repair.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Commenting on the report, Harriet Lamb, WRAP CEO, said: \u201cThere\u2019s nothing better than finding a bargain online or in your local charity shop. Our data now quantifies the big environmental savings from preloved and repair.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is great news for shoppers as it shows that introducing a little circular living into your life reduces the price and the environmental price tag too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Using data from the six companies, WRAP said it has established benchmarks for repair and resale and developed a single methodology that can be applied by businesses.<\/p>\n

WRAP is now calling on companies to adopt its standardised way of measuring\u00a0resale\u00a0and\u00a0repair.<\/p>\n

While the focus of\u00a0Displacement Rates Untangled<\/a> is repair and resale circular business models, the methodology could be applied to other models including\u00a0redistribution\u00a0and\u00a0rental\u00a0and applied outside the UK, WRAP said.<\/p>\n

The report was launched at WRAP\u2019s\u00a0Textiles 2030<\/a> annual\u00a0Circular Summit<\/a> for signatories to the UK\u2019s only industry-wide voluntary agreement tackling waste, water stress and emissions in the UK\u2019s textile sector.<\/p>\n

WRAP said it will also publish the first in a new set of\u00a0Circular Living Standards\u00a0later this year for Preloved clothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 For every five textile items repaired, four displace a new purchase \u2013 an 82.2% displacement rate \u2013 according to research by WRAP. A new report from\u00a0WRAP, produced in collaboration with resale and repair businesses and brands, shows the impact of a range of circular business models on stopping the…<\/p>\n

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