Recycled clothes collected from recycling banks in the UK and North America may be illegally dumped in the Atacama desert in Chile.

Environment Fashion Industry International Relations EconomicsApr 20, 2026score 0.602 posts · 4 replies across 2 instances

The thread discusses how recycled clothes from the UK and North America may be illegally dumped in the Atacama desert in Chile, raising concerns about environmental and ethical issues in the fashion industry's recycling processes.

Claims

Parent: Environmental IssuesEntity: Recycling of ClothesImpact: negativeDate: Apr 20, 2026 - Apr 21, 2026Target: Recycling of Clothes

Source posts

@[email protected]

Why your recycled clothes could end up in the Atacama desert

If you have ever taken old clothes to a recycling bank, be it in the UK or North America, there is a real chance that the garments ended up illegally dumped in a desert in northern Chile.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62kg63k8v6o

#fashion #clothes #Chile

1 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 20, 2026

#fashion#clothes#chile

@[email protected]

Why your recycled clothes could end up in the Atacama desert - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62kg63k8v6o

1 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 20, 2026

@[email protected]

Why your recycled clothes could end up in the Atacama desert

https://lemy.lol/post/64342151

1 boosts · 0 favs · 4 replies · Apr 20, 2026

#world

@[email protected]

Why your recycled clothes could end up in this South American desert https://bbc.in/3QaT85T

0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 20, 2026

@[email protected]

Why your recycled clothes could end up in the Atacama desert https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62kg63k8v6o
#TextileWaste #FastFashion

0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 21, 2026

#textilewaste#fastfashion