BS 2889:1967

This standard BS 2889:1967 Method for the determination of trash content of cotton and for trash and lint content of waste intended for spinning, by the Shirley analyser is classified in these ICS categories:

• 59.060.10 Natural fibres

This British Standard specifies the method of determining 1) the trash percentages of material such as raw cotton, laps, slivers, flat strips, cylinder strips and comber waste, and 2) the lint and trash percentages of wastes such as opener droppings and card taker-in droppings, by means of the Shirley Analyser.

It is primarily intended for the use of the spinner. A method of use of the same apparatus intended for the filling and stuffing trade is described in Appendix F of BS 1425.¹⁾

A method of using the Shirley analyser for determining the trash percentages of material such as raw cotton, laps, slivers, flat strips, and comber waste, and the lint and trash percentages of wastes such as opener dropping and card taker-in droppings.