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New research from the Australia Institute reveals that Australians buy more clothes per person than any other country, intensifying a fast fashion waste crisis. The analysis shows that Australia has overtaken the US as the world's largest consumer of textiles per capita, with a significant portion of this consumption being fast fashion that ultimately ends up in landfills.

In an interview with The Wire, Nina Gbor, the Director of the Circular Economy & Waste Program at the Australia Institute, highlighted that Australians are among the world's largest consumers of clothes, shoes, and bags per capita. She emphasized the detrimental impact of this consumerism on both health and the environment. 

Gbor stressed the urgent need to reduce waste at its source by holding brands accountable for producing low-cost, poor-quality clothing that often ends up in landfills after minimal use or even without being sold.

New research from the Australia Institute reveals that Australians buy more clothes per person than any other country, intensifying a fast fashion waste crisis. The analysis shows that Australia has overtaken the US as the world's largest consumer of textiles per capita, with a significant portion of this consumption being fast fashion that ultimately ends up in landfills.
In an interview with The Wire, Nina Gbor, the Director of the Circular Economy &amp; Waste Program at the Australia Institute, highlighted that Australians are among the world's largest consumers of clothes, shoes, and bags per capita. She emphasized the detrimental impact of this consumerism on both health and the environment. 
Gbor stressed the urgent need to reduce waste at its source by holding brands accountable for producing low-cost, poor-quality clothing that often ends up in landfills after minimal use or even without being sold.

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