Rag Merchants' Warehouses, 20-22 Station Road, Batley, West Yorkshire

Many people consider recycling to be a modern concept, but a great variety of goods and materials have always been reused. Rags can be made into paper when pulped or the fibres may be reused to produce low quality clothes in shoddy or mungo mills.

Location

West Yorkshire Batley

Period

1980s (1980 - 1989)

Tags

textile industry trade warehouse recycling building 1980s (1980 - 1989)