Tackling Textiles

Find out more about the Tackling Textiles Skills and Innovation Grant here.

At Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful we want to raise awareness on the growing issue of clothing and textile waste.  Fashion should not cost the earth.

Did you know that *:

• Across the UK, including Northern Ireland, we throw away 1,000,000 tonnes of textile waste each year with 300,000 tonnes ending up in landfill.
• We buy more clothes that any other EU country.
• We have 5 times more clothes than our grandparents.
• “Fast Fashion” has a negative effect on our environment creating carbon emissions, water, chemical and plastic pollution.

We want you to stop putting unwanted clothes in the bin and start thinking about how you can: 

Remember: never put your unwanted clothes in the bin. Reuse, Repair, Reimagine - Fashion Forever

Further information

For inspiration go to our Instagram page @fashionforeverni. 

For advice and top tips, please check out www.loveyourclothes.org.uk.

*Information from the UK Parliament 2019 report – Fixing Fashion, clothing consumption and sustainability

This project is funded by Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in partnership with Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful