Donal Hickey: Fast fashion — threadbare excuses for toxic textile waste

The EU waste directive is mandating member states to have separate collection systems for used textiles from next year

Fast fashion: rapid fashion cycles create a climate for cheap clothing to be bought, worn once and replaced immediately

What do your shoes, clothes, the curtains on the window, the sofa you’re sitting on, the bed you sleep on and the carpets on the floor, all have in common?

All are made from textiles and Irish people are among the biggest textiles users in Europe.