Every year, we throw away around 1.4 million tonnes of textiles in the UK, but only a fraction find their way back into our wardrobes. With fast fashion driving down the quality of donations and resale apps taking the best items, charity shops are increasingly struggling to deal with donated clothes they simply can't sell. Are our good intentions actually costing charities money, and what should we be doing differently?
Plus, are fake spider webs rubbish or not, does it really take 185 hours to recycle a tonne of waste at home, how will Halloween sweets be packaged in our dream shop, and why is a 15 minute delay driving Robbie to single use packaging?
Join hosts James Piper and Robbie Staniforth as they delve into the world of recycling, hopefully having fun along the way. One thing is for sure, they will talk absolute rubbish from start to finish.
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Timestamps:
Are we turning charity shops into rubbish dumps? - 01:37
Additions and corrections - 24:57
Rubbish or Not: fake spider webs - 31:11
Rubbish News - 35:26
Does it really take 185 hours to recycle a tonne of waste at home? - 40:37
Green Grocer: Halloween sweets - 48:05
Residual Rubbish - 55:30
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