Waste and Resources Action Programme: The Price of Our Addiction to Cheap Fast Fashion as Pressure Builds on UK Second Hand Clothing Market
May 01, 2024
May 01, 2024
BANBURY, England, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Waste and Resources Action Programme issued the following news release:
New WRAP research shows people are putting almost half (49%) of all used textiles in the rubbish bin.
On average, each person in the UK throws a shocking 35 items of unwanted textiles straight into general waste every year.
Meanwhile, the textiles that do get donated responsibly have plummeted in price due to saturation of low-quality fast fashion . . .
New WRAP research shows people are putting almost half (49%) of all used textiles in the rubbish bin.
On average, each person in the UK throws a shocking 35 items of unwanted textiles straight into general waste every year.
Meanwhile, the textiles that do get donated responsibly have plummeted in price due to saturation of low-quality fast fashion . . .