Sweden’s recycling centres drown in discarded fashion items

Sweden’srecyclingcentresare overflowing with clothes after an EU-wide ban this year on throwing away textiles, leaving overwhelmed municipalities eager to have fast fashion giants take responsibility.

- France-Presse

“It's a huge amount coming in everyday. It's been crazy, it's a huge increase,” said Brian Kelly, secretary general of the Artikel charity shop in Stockholm, where rows of bins were overfilled with discarded apparel. Since the beginning of this year, EU countries must have separate textile recycling, alongside existing processes for glass, paper and food waste. The aimis to promote circular waste management, where textiles are sorted and reused, or recycled if they are not too damaged.