Looking into the Mounting Issue of Fashion Waste

Where do all of our unused clothes go? While donating and giving them to secondhand shops are options, most of our fashion waste still goes to landfills.

by Irhan Prabasukma and Kresentia Madina April 7, 2025

Fashion trends come and go, but what should we do with our unused clothes?

Every year, millions of tonnes of fashion waste arrive in landfills. One of the biggest contributors to this mounting issue is the proliferation of fast fashion, which fosters a culture of mass and cheap production and quick usage of fashion items.

What exactly are the impacts of fast fashion, and how can we address them, along with the issue of fashion waste? Learn more through this infographic.

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Irhan Prabasukma

Designer at Green Network Asia | Website | + posts

Irhan is the Assistant Manager for IT & Multimedia Design at Green Network Asia. He graduated from the Bachelor of Computer Science program at Universitas Dian Nuswantoro, Indonesia. His work covers a combination of IT support and multimedia design creation following technological updates that reflect the needs of GNA work.

Kresentia Madina

Reporter at Green Network Asia | Website | + posts

Madina is the Assistant Manager for Digital Publications at Green Network Asia. She graduated from Universitas Indonesia with a bachelor's degree in English Literature. She has three years of professional experience working on GNA international digital publications, programs, and partnerships particularly on social and cultural issues.