*These items were mainly exported to developing countries with the intention of being resold as secondhand clothing. Nonetheless, many of these items may have gone to landfill.
**Highest value of estimated range: estimated volume range is 30 to 45 kilotons of clothing donations resold.
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Estimated volume of clothing waste generated and waste outcomes Australia FY 2021
In financial year 2021, an estimated *** kilotons of clothing waste was generated in Australia. Around *** kilotons of this clothing waste was given to donation or collection services, whilst around *** kilotons went straight to landfill. The largest proportion of clothing donations, around *** kilotons, was exported from Australia with the intention of being resold; nonetheless, the fate of much of this clothing is uncertain, with the possibility that many of these donations went to landfill abroad. An estimated ** to ** kilotons of clothing donations were resold in charity shops in Australia.
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Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Australia. (March 31, 2023). Estimated volume of clothing waste generated and clothing waste outcomes in Australia in financial year 2021 (in kilotons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1404478/australia-clothing-waste-generation-and-outcome-estimates/
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Australia. "Estimated volume of clothing waste generated and clothing waste outcomes in Australia in financial year 2021 (in kilotons)." Chart. March 31, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1404478/australia-clothing-waste-generation-and-outcome-estimates/
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Australia. (2023). Estimated volume of clothing waste generated and clothing waste outcomes in Australia in financial year 2021 (in kilotons). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1404478/australia-clothing-waste-generation-and-outcome-estimates/
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Estimated volume of clothing waste generated and clothing waste outcomes in Australia in financial year 2021 (in kilotons) [Graph], Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Australia, March 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1404478/australia-clothing-waste-generation-and-outcome-estimates/
