Clothes recycling scheme launches in Cork town

In Ireland, about 68,000 tonnes of textiles are discarded every year by householders and commercial users

Christina Costelloe, Community Resources Network Ireland, and Dermot McGilloway, Mary Lynch, and Ann Grensmith, St Vincent De Paul, Charleville, Co Cork, at the national launch of the pilot clothes recycling campaign at the Charleville Park Hotel. Picture: Dan Linehan

A push to recycle more clothing has been launched in the first of three towns selected for a pilot project, Developing a Circular Textiles System for Ireland. 

The project was launched in Charleville, Co Cork, on Tuesday night, and further launches will take place shortly in Arklow, Co Wicklow, and Buncrana, Co Donegal.