21 Jun 2023

Children's clothing landfill conundrum addressed

From Afternoons, 1:14 pm on 21 June 2023

Some children can outgrow six clothing sizes in just four years.

Perhaps it's not surprising then that children's clothes leave a big stain on our landfill.

All up, about 180,000 tonnes of clothing and textiles are dumped in New Zealand each year, a number which has risen due to fast fashion.

Jess Richards and her business partner Miranda Kersten want to combat this. Jess speaks to Jesse.

Children's clothing arranged on hangers.

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