Just a quarter of those used clothes were re-sold, with most ending up in illegal landfills. The U.N. report said the problems were caused by "fast fashion" and "unregulated overproduction and ...

Behind the convenience and flashiness of fast fashion lie its unsustainable practices ... The rapid production and disposal ...

One in five had concerning levels of chemicals, like lead, PFAS, and phthalates - a group of chemicals - often used to make ...

a demand for longer life for garments and a ban on dumping clothes in landfill. The MPs also have concerns about social impacts. They believe fast fashion is fuelling quick turnarounds among ...

About a quarter of the donated clothes are resold successfully in stores. The rest are either sold in bulk or passed on to ...

Fashion sustainability and environmental advocates continue to raise alarm bells of fast fashion waste as Halloween weekend ...

While overseas, thousands of tonnes of discarded fashion are piled high in landfill sites ... But despite taking in more clothing than ever before, the quality of the items is declining, making reuse ...

as fast fashion is not made to last, a lot of this clothing ends up being thrown away only after a couple of wears. In fact, it is estimated that in the UK 10,000 items of clothing go to landfill ...

and the World Bank predicts global sales of clothing will increase by 65% in 2030. More than 75% of the textiles we wear in the U.S. end up in the landfill, according to the Environmental ...