RMIT-lead study recommends a national recycling scheme to reduce the 200,000 tonnes of textiles sent to landfill each year
Most Australians are confused about what to do with their unwanted clothes, leading about a third to throw their closet clutter in the rubbish, according to the first national survey of clothing use and disposal habits.
“But those recycling systems are still relatively niche,” Payne, a professor and dean at RMIT’s School of Fashion and Textiles, acknowledged. “Seamless is going to be working with industry and all of our supporters, which includes a very healthy base of recyclers, to look at appropriate collection channels, so that every Australian has access to an acceptable, convenient and free way to recirculate their clothes,” she said.wasn’t surprised. She said cheap T-shirts lose shape, stain easily, fade, and fall apart in the washing. “We’re making them fast and not necessarily to last.
About 37% of respondents said they repaired clothing at least half of the time. Payne said older Australians were more likely to mend clothes for practical reasons, while younger cohorts applied those skills for expression and creativity.
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