Millions of tons of fabric waste are sent to incinerators or landfills every year, where they can release climate-warming ...

And because of our "buy-and-return" culture, a lot of that clothing ... landfills or the incinerator. In 2015, in the US alone, Patagonia generated 262 million tons of solid waste.

Although unusable clothing and footwear may no longer be thrown in with household waste as of this year and must instead be ...

Waste colonialism is an under-recognized yet far too prevalent practice, whereby developed nations export millions of tons of ...

OXFORD, Iowa (KCRG) - A new Johnson County Conservation event is hoping to reduce waste ... go to landfills or incinerators. Although Saturday was the first time the clothing swap was held ...

When the Reworld garbage incinerator in Brooks shut down Dec. 31, Marion County didn’t just need to find a different place to send residents’ garbage. It also lost a substantial source of income.

As the world marks the International Day of Zero Waste 2025, environmental advocacy groups Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives ... the guise of second-hand clothing donations.