Textiles Waste in Australia

  • Only 1% of used clothing is recycled into new clothing
  • Every 3 out of 5 items of clothing go to landfill.
  • The average person buys 60% more clothing than 15 years ago, and only keeps these items half as long.
  • Australia is now the second highest consumer of textiles per person in the world.
  • The average person only wears 40% of their clothing in their wardrobe.
  • Of the clothes that go to charity only 15% is resold within Australia, The rest is sent to landfill or overseas to developing nations.