The hunt for a new way to tackle clothing waste

Earlier this year, a satellite photo of a mountain of discarded clothes in Chile’s Atacama Desert went viral. Clearly visible from space, it once again raised questions about the amount of waste the fashion industry is creating, and what we can do about it. While natural fibres such as cotton and wool will decompose, most manmade fibres, such as polyester and nylon, are not currently biodegradable. They will instead remain in landfills, or where they have been dumped, for decades or even hundreds of years. Read more at BBC.