When you get asked the question...

"Please could you advise me on how to save textiles from landfill? I currently buy from charity shops/boot sales etc but wondered if there is a way to know that I can save stuff that is definitely on it’s way to a hole in the ground?"

It’s a great question and it’s really tricky to give a definitive answer. In the UK it’s quite hard to follow the route to landfill and it can be very subjective as one persons waste might be anothers cherished piece.

However when you consider that half of all charity donations (see below) end up in landfill you can see that you are making a difference just from shopping in that way.

Although I use only deadstock, vintage or preloved garments and fabrics to make The Well Worn pieces I’m looking into how I can get closer working relationship with landfill sites to reuse the textiles which are at the point of going into landfill.

But I think ultimately everytime we make the concious descision to buy 'not new' we are having an impact.

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𝖶𝖾 𝖦𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍 𝖡𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝗌𝖾𝗇𝖽 𝟩𝟢𝟢,𝟢𝟢𝟢 𝗍𝗈𝗇𝗇𝖾𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝖼𝗅𝗈𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗒𝖼𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖼𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗋𝖾𝗌, 𝗍𝖾𝗑𝗍𝗂𝗅𝖾 𝖻𝖺𝗇𝗄𝗌, 𝖼𝗅𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗌 𝖼𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋.

𝟥𝟧𝟢,𝟢𝟢𝟢 𝗍𝗈𝗇𝗇𝖾𝗌, 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍’𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽 £𝟣𝟦𝟢 𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗁 𝗈𝖿 𝗎𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗐𝖾𝖺𝗋𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝖼𝗅𝗈𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗀𝗈𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽𝖿𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖴𝖪 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋.

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