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EAC notes sharp increase in discarded clothing materials

A recent hearing of Environmental Audit Committee’s (EAC) hearing on the sustainability of the fashion industry shows, the amount of discarded material had increased sharply in recent years.

As a 2016 survey by Sustainable Clothing Action plan reveals, out of 650,000 tonne of clothing collected for reuse and recycling in 2014, around 39 per cent was donated to charity shops. Eighteen per cent was given through charity bag household collections, 13 per cent brought to textile banks, 7 per cent was sold and 6 per cent of disposed of in general waste collections.

The charity called for greater public education on the environmental impacts of the fashion industry and on ways in which clothes could be repaired, reused or donated. Fast-changing trends and low prices has caused a significant increase in clothing purchases and so the rate of discarding, with 1.13 million tonne of clothing purchased in the UK in 2016, a 200,000 increase in four years.

 

 
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