Can we really recycle our old clothes?

Every year, nearly 100 billion items of clothing are produced – and 65% of them end up in a landfill within 12 months. New technologies in textile recycling may be able to curb that waste – while producing a host of sustainable materials. #planeta #recycling #fastfashion #circulareconomy #textileindustry We’re destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn’t need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we’ll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. Follow Planet A on TikTok: @dw_planeta?lang=en Credits: Report: Dave Braneck Video Editor: Frederik Willmann Supervising Editor: Michael Trobridge Fact Check: Alexander Paquet Thumbnail: Ém Chabridon Read More: McKinsey -