Watch FIFA World Cup 2026™ LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

Stylish and sustainable fashion countering pollution and waste

Thrift Store Shopping, fast fashion, sustainable fashion,Filipino News

A social and sustainable company from the Philippines brings local brands of crafts and conscious fashion to Sydney Source: Getty Images

It's the billion dollar industry facing an environmental reckoning.


Every 10 minutes, some six tons of clothing are dumped in Australian rubbish tips.


 

Highlights

In Australia, Fashion is a 27-billion-dollar industry, and it's been transformed by the arrival of so called fast fashion outlets  offering the latest styles at cheap prices

The Federal government has a target to recovery 80 per cent of all waste, including textiles by 2030.

The focus, managing the environmental impact of clothing throughout the product's life cycle, from manufacture to recycling.


 

ALSO READ / LISTEN TO

Listen toSBS Filipino10am-11am daily 

Follow us onFacebookfor more stories 


Share

Follow SBS Filipino

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our exclusive in-language podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

SBS News in Filipino

Watch it onDemand

Watch now