Jacque Schrag/Axios Ripped, stained and worn-out clothes usually end up in a landfill. But a new local recycling program could give them a second life as soundproofing foam, furniture filling, or even ...

@theresonlyoneamylaws/TikTok According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, up to 11.3 million ton of clothes and shoes were put in landfill in 2018, making up 7.7 percent of all municipal ...

Gena Barzan is worried the Vernon Animal Auxiliary Store may be forced to close its doors. Barzan operates the store, 3100A ...

"All these little particles decompose from the garments from landfill and go to the water, the vegetables, the animals ... feathers and cornhusks to make clothes is helping the environment ...

but the reality is that much of this clothing ends up in the landfill regardless. To take an organization like Goodwill as an example: About a quarter of the donated clothes are resold ...

Thrifting goes hand in hand with a sustainable lifestyle. With Americans throwing away over 13 million tons of clothing each year, fast fashion and overconsumption lead to excess waste in landfills, ...

How to stop stains and keep your clothes out of the landfill. Story by Allyson Chiu • 8mo. Each year, millions of tons of clothes wind up discarded in donation bins or, worse, the trash.

Why we need to stop buying clothes. As fashion campaigners demand ‘degrowth’ for an industry responsible for 10 per cent of global pollution, Helen Coffey talks to pioneering designers ...

Saving clothes from the landfill. Clothes that are rejected by thrift stores and would otherwise go to the landfill are sent to rag houses: huge warehouses covered floor-to-ceiling in garments.