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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Petra Stock

One in three Australians throwing unwanted clothes in rubbish, survey finds

Putting clothes into a cardboard box for donation
T-shirts, shirts and long-sleeve tops were the most commonly discarded items, according to the survey results. Photograph: Wachiwit/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Most Australians are confused about what to do with their unwanted clothes, leading about a third to throw their closet clutter in the rubbish, according to the first national survey of clothing use and disposal habits.

The RMIT-led survey of 3,080 Australians found 84% of people owned garments they hadn’t worn in the past year, including a third who hadn’t touched more than half of their wardrobe.

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