NEW RESEARCH FROM the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has highlighted patterns in Irish people’s clothes-buying habits.
The survey revealed age-based differences in shopping frequency, with young adults purchasing new clothing at least a few times a month. Meanwhile, almost half of those over 55 only buy new items every few months.
In response to the EPA’s findings, Tad Kirakowski, chief executive of environmental NGO Voice, said: “There’s a real disconnect between our attitudes and what we’re actually doing.”
Kirakowski added that greater transparency around what happens to clothing sent to clothes banks – many of which end up in landfill rather than being reused or recycled – could help shape shopping and disposal habits.
So, with that, we’re asking: What happens to your old or unwanted clothes?
