Waste not: Australia’s textile industry reaches a turning point

Written By Graham Ross

SBS Small Business Secrets
Published 7 June 2023, 3:06 pm

Unwanted clothing, towels and sheets are being dropped off at a council popup in Sydney. It's a new recycling initiative. Events like this across Australia aim to reduce the 800,000 tons of textiles, including clothes that are discarded each year, 90% of it sent to landfill.

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