Key Points
- Never put clothing in your household recycling bin.
- Some major retailers will accept clothing in any condition for recycling.
- Poor quality clothing donations will end up in landfill at a cost to the charity and the environment.
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How can you dispose of your unwanted clothes in Australia?
It can be fun to clean out your wardrobe while addressing excessive consumption Credit: Cavan Images/Getty Images
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Australians throw more than 200,000 tonnes of clothing into landfill each year. That’s an average of 10 kilograms of clothing per person. We can help combat Australia’s textile waste crisis by choosing to recycle, donate, and swap our unwanted clothing.
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