Up to 235 million recycled clothing items are expected to go to landfill in the UK this spring , according to a study commissioned by foster ’s . The study found that 75 % of consumers threw away clothing , primarily because they were unaware they could be recycled or used by charities . Clothing has constituted the UK ’s fastest growing waste stream in the past decade . Sainsbury ’s , in a joint venture with Oxfam , is calling on consumers to donate clothing to special collection points in the supermarket ’s car parks .
Up to 235 million discarded clothing items are expected to go to landfill in the UK this spring, according to a survey commissioned by Sainsbury’s. The study found that 75% of consumers threw away garments, primarily because they were unaware they could be recycled or used by charities. Clothing has constituted the UK’s fastest growing waste stream in the past decade. Sainsbury’s, in a joint initiative with Oxfam, is calling on consumers to donate clothing to special collection points in the supermarket’s car parks.