UK ministers have rejected a recommendation from the parliamentary the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) that a charge of 1p per garment be imposed on the fashion sector, in order to raise £35m ($44m) annually for improved clothing sorting. The government said the idea might be considered by 2025. Shoppers in the UK buy more new clothes than those in any other European country. The government also rejected a call by the EAC to ban the incineration or landfilling of unsold clothes that could be used or recycled. Around 300,000 tonnes of clothing are burned or buried in the UK each year.
UK ministers have rejected a recommendation from the parliamentary Environment Audit Committee (EAC) that a charge of 1p per garment be imposed on the fashion sector, in order to raise £35m ($44m) annually for improved clothing sorting. The government said the idea might be considered by 2025. Shoppers in the UK buy more new clothes than those in any other European country. The government also rejected a call by the EAC to ban the incineration or landfilling of unsold clothes that could be used or recycled. Around 300,000 tonnes of clothing are burned or buried in the UK each year.