Hong Kong shoppers are poised to splash out on apparel this holiday season, with more than HK$5 billion in sales rung up last December at boutiques around town. As new clothes pour into city wardrobes, old pieces are inevitably tossed out.
These discarded garments become part of more than 300 tonnes of textile waste that are dumped in the city’s landfills daily.
“In Hong Kong we’re famous for our consumption levels and shopping,” says Anneleise Smillie, executive...
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