Australians discard 800,000 tonnes of textiles including clothing each year, and most of it ends up in landfill. New schemes aim to change that.
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Waste not: Australia’s textile industry reaches a turning point
BlockTexx co-founder Adrian Jones collecting unwanted textiles in Sydney Source: SBS News / Sandra Fulloon
Australians discard 800,000 tonnes of textiles including clothing each year, and most of it ends up in landfill. New schemes aim to change that.
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By Sandra Fulloon
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