Fashion — landfill

Why ‘5 pound fashion’ is destined for landfill Buying a dress for £5 might feel good, but it's pretty much guaranteed to end up in landfill   -   Copyright  Canva By Frankie Leach  •  Updated: 24/05/2021 Touted as a sustainable and crucially, cheaper, alternative to high-street fashion - Everything5pounds claims to be recycling deadstock (the unsold stock of big brands) to sell to UK consumers for unbelievably low prices. The company says they’re stopping deadstock going to landfill and are pushing for a more circular economy. The UK is the fourth largest producer of textile waste in Europe, each Briton throws away about 3.1kg of...