Posts Tagged ‘Fast fashion’

Unwanted clothing – one of NZ’s fastest growing waste scandals

Monday, September 23rd, 2024
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Unwanted clothing is one of New Zealand’s fastest-growing waste scandals but local action can make a difference. Every year, Waipā residents send the equivalent of 16 shipping containers full of clothes to landfills. However, the Council’s Waste Minimisation advisor Shelley Wilson says op shop bus tours offer punters the chance to check out some outlets Read more

Calls for action to curb fast fashion waste

Thursday, May 2nd, 2024

Local organisations campaigning against fast fashion practices want more done in New Zealand. It was a global problem and New Zealand was no exception, with at least half of the 380,000 tonnes of imported textiles each year estimated to end up in landfill. Mindful Fashion chief executive Jacinta Fitzgerald would love to see regulation from Read more