The Commons environmental audit committee will look at how the industry could be made more sustainable. Cheap clothing which is worn just a few times before being discarded can contribute to landfill, while also generating toxic chemicals during its production process and releasing plastic fibres when washed. The parliamentary Wrap will consider whether the sector is unsustainable, and how people can be encouraged to purchase fewer clothes and to dispose of them more carefully. Waste reduction charity Wrap estimates that 50,000 tonnes of clothing is thrown away in the UK September . The clothing industry has the fourth largest environmental impact of any sector, following housing, transport and food.
Cheap clothing which is worn just a few times before being discarded can contribute to landfill, while also generating toxic chemicals during its production process and releasing plastic fibres when washed. The parliamentary Wrap will consider whether the sector is unsustainable, and how people can be encouraged to purchase fewer clothes and to dispose of them more carefully. Waste reduction charity Wrap estimates that 50,000 tonnes of clothing is thrown away in the UK September . The clothing industry has the fourth largest environmental impact of any sector, following housing, transport and food.