Handling of worn-out textiles
Level: Core
A more circular handling of textiles also means that worn-out textiles are handled in the best way.
Details
- Type:
- Special contract terms
- ID:
- 11212:1
- Group:
- Acquisition of textiles during the contract period
- Swedish:
Criterion text
The supplier should during the contract period be able to report information about worn-out textiles, acquired during the contract period.
The supplier shall upon request by the procuring organization report the amounts of worn-out textiles in kilograms that have been sent to:
- Re-use1
- Recycling2
- Energy recovery
1Reuse refers to the reuse of textiles for the same purpose for which it was originally designed, but also upcycling such as re-design, re-make and the similar where the textile is redesigned into something new.
2Recycling means that waste is used as a substitute for some other material or that it is prepared for such a benefit, or a measure is taken which means that waste is prepared for reuse.
Verification
The supplier accepts by its tender that the contract terms will be fulfilled at the specified time.
Proposed follow-up
Follow up the contract term by requesting information from the supplier that the contract term is fulfilled at the specific time, for example:
Labelling
Follow up the contract term by requesting information from the supplier that the contract term is fulfilled at the specific time, for example:
- Nordic Swan Ecolabel of Textile services
Follow-up meetings or written reporting
This can be done, for example, on an ongoing basis at follow-up meetings or in written reporting where it is stated how worn-out textiles have been handled. It must then appear:
- Which quantities of textiles in kilos that have been sent to re-use, recycling and energy recovery respectively.
Versions history
The version date indicates when the sustainability criterion was created or last updated. Last reviewed dated tells when we last checked that the sustainability criterion still is relevant.
- Current ID
- 11212:1
- Version date
- 2021-11-10
- Review date
- 2024-05-27