Incineration Episodes

Every year, we throw away around 1.4 million tonnes of textiles in the UK, but only a fraction find their way back into our wardrobes. With fast fashion driving down the quality of donations and resale apps taking the best items, charity shops are increasingly struggling to deal with donated clothes they simply can't sell. Are our good intentions actually costing charities money, and what should we be doing differently? Plus, are fake spider webs rubbish or not, does it really take 185 hours to...

Recent reports suggest that it is better to landfill our waste, rather than sending it for incineration. Can this possibly be true? In this episode, we dive into the nuances behind these reports, examining some key flaws in both the data and assumptions. Plus, we explore how flexible plastic could replace wood, whether credit cards can be recycled, and we have a question about what to do with the plastic film on top of food trays.