Thrifting, consumer habits may help shift textile recycling challenges

Shoppers look through clothes at a thrift store in California. The rise of thrifting, sparked partly by economic uncertainty, could help textile recycling and waste diversion efforts, researchers and thrift store leaders said during a recent webinar. Thrift stores are a first line of defense against textile waste, and changing attitudes about thrifting and resale could help shape recycling systems and divert more material from landfills in the coming years.