How second-hand stores are adapting to increasing fast-fashion donations – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

rubbish compactor pushing a pile of waste

PHOTO: Australian Red Cross Head of Retail Richard Wood says about 6,000 kilograms of textiles go into landfill every 10 minutes. (ABC Capricornia: Paul Robinson)

“That is trying to get the product to its original fibre content and to be able to repurpose it into other materials, potentially things like building materials.

Source: How second-hand stores are adapting to increasing fast-fashion donations – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)