Charities handled 1 million bags of unsellable clothing waste
Published 5h ago · Latest report 2h ago
Affects Ireland
Charity shops in Ireland processed one million bags of unsellable clothing waste last year.
Irish charity shops handled one million bin bags of unusable clothing waste last year. The sector warns that managing these unsellable donations is a growing problem. Despite the burden, charities successfully gave a second life to more than 10 million items of clothing.
- The volumeCharities had to process nearly a fifth of the nation's total waste clothing.
- The successOver 10 million garments successfully found new owners and a second life.
Why it matters
The rising volume of low-quality textile donations places a heavy operational and financial burden on charitable organisations, diverting resources from their core missions. As fast fashion accelerates garment production and disposal, second-hand retailers increasingly struggle with the management of unsellable textile waste.
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How outlets cover it
What outlets agree on
Irish charity shops processed one million bags of donated clothing that was not fit for sale during 2025.
Covered by 2 outlets
50% of the sources are Left
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- The Irish TimesIrish charities processed 1m bin bags of clothing not fit for sale in 20252h ago · open ↗
- RTÉCharities processed 1m bags of unusable clothes last year5h ago · open ↗
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