26 million tons of clothing end up in China’s landfills each year, propelled by fast fashion

26 million tons of clothing end up in China’s landfills each year, propelled by fast fashion

At a factory in Zhejiang province on China’s eastern coast, two mounds of discarded cotton clothing and bed linens, loosely separated into dark and light colors, pile up on a workroom floor. Jacket sleeves, collars and brand labels protrude from the stacks as workers feed the garments into shredding machines. It’s the first stage of a new life for the textiles, part of a recycling effort at the Wenzhou Tiancheng Textile Company, one of the large…

26 million tons of clothing end up in China’s landfills each year, propelled by fast fashion

WENZHOU, China (AP) — At a factory in Zhejiang province on China’s eastern coast, two mounds of discarded cotton clothing and bed linens…

China's landfills brim with textile waste as fast fashion reigns and recycling takes a back seat

WENZHOU, China (AP) — At a factory in Zhejiang province on China’s eastern coast, two mounds of discarded cotton clothing and bed linens, loosely separated into dark and light colors, pile up on a workroom floor.

26 million tons of clothing end up in China's landfills each year, propelled by fast fashion

The world’s largest textile producer and consumer throws away 26 million tons of clothes each year, mostly made of unrecyclable synthetics.

Takeaways from AP's report on how China's textile recycling efforts take a back seat to fast fashion - The Morning Sun

WENZHOU, China (AP) — China is the world’s largest textile producer and consumer, throwing away 26 million tons of clothes each year, mostly made of unrecyclable synthetics. A recycling factory in Zhejiang province on China’s east coast repurposes discarded cotton clothes to try to deal with the urgent waste problem. So, too, are young innovative designers in Shanghai, by remaking old garments into new ones or creating clothing out of waste ite…