of clothes end up in landfill each yearOn average, each Australian buys about 56 items every year, much of it polyester and cotton, according to research Sustainable Resource Use conducted for the AFC.but clearly not large enough to keep items out of landfill.
Ms McCallion adds that it is difficult to know exactly what is happening to Australian clothes and accessories when they're sent offshore for donation, with there being "some ethical offshore recyclers" and "some that are less transparent"."Our industry, and most importantly our planet, depends on it."Australian textile recyclers are hoping the crackdown on fashion waste will lead to more investment in existing programs locally.
"We all need to visualise a tap with clothing coming out of it, and there's a bucket that gets reused, repaired," he said.