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> Since 2000, global production of clothing has doubled. > We’re buying 60 per cent more clothes now than we did 15 years ago. > But we’re only keeping them f
by wombatmobile 5y ago
> Since 2000, global production of clothing has doubled.
> We’re buying 60 per cent more clothes now than we did 15 years ago.
> But we’re only keeping them for half as long.
> An estimated 85 per cent of all textiles go to the dump every year
I hardly buy any clothes, preferring to keep them until they wear out beyond repairable.
But what can I do with them then? Is there any better way to dispose of textiles than land fill?