Sweden’s recycling centres are overflowing with clothes after an EU-wide ban this year on throwing away textiles, leaving overwhelmed municipalities eager to have fast fashion giants take ...

Sweden's recycling centres are overflowing with clothes after an EU-wide ban this year on throwing away textiles, leaving overwhelmed municipalities eager to have fast fashion giants take ...

Sweden's recycling centres are overflowing with clothes after an EU-wide ban this year on throwing away textiles, leaving overwhelmed municipalities eager to have fast fashion giants take ...

Sweden is struggling to deal with unprocessed textiles following a European Union-wide ban on disposing of clothes. The EU decision has increased the amount of waste, overwhelming the Nordic ...

Sweden's recycling centres are overflowing with clothes after an EU-wide ban this year on throwing away textiles, leaving overwhelmed municipalities eager to have fast fashion giants take ...

A worker sorts incoming clothing items at Artikel2’s sorting center in Stockholm on April 10, 2025. Photo: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP Sweden's recycling centres are overflowing with clothes after an ...

That is a huge improvement from before the new law, according to experts, who note that discarded clothing used to be systematically incinerated. However, a lack of infrastructure in Sweden means ...