Shimamura's discarded garments have negative environmental impacts, including plastic pollution
Approx. 100 billion (bn) garments bought every year are thrown out, which is close to 92 million tonnes (Mt) of material thrown away annually1. Of the 92Mt, only 12% is recycled2. Approx. 85% of textiles are dumped into landfills each year3. The f...
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