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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Lucianne Tonti

Kmart Group urged to join industry textile recycling scheme or face regulation, government says

A Kmart store shopfront
The federal government has told Kmart Group, which comprises Kmart and Target, that regulation is the only alternative to a textiles circularity scheme. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The federal government has called on one of Australia’s biggest retailers, Kmart Group, to support an industry-led textile recycling scheme, or risk regulation.

Spearheaded by the Australian Fashion Council (AFC), the Seamless initiative is designed to tackle clothing waste through a levy system to increase the number of garments being resold, repaired, reworn and recycled.

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