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Australia is planning to tackle 800,000 tonnes of clothing and textiles discarded by its citizens every year, and recently announced a $350,000 investment in the Australasian Circular Textile Association (ACTA). Minister for environment Susan Ley said the government will host a national roundtable on the issue, bringing together representatives of retail, fashion, charity, production, research and waste management to curb the dumping of textiles.
“We all have to wear clothes but we are buying them at such a rate that we don’t know what to do with them when they are too old, too worn, or simply out of fashion,” Ley said.