UK - men are rubbish at recycling
Men are three times more likely than women to bin their unwanted clothes and shoes, a survey from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has revealed.
15% of men dodge duties
Fifteen percent of men have admitted they dodge their recycling duties and would leave their unwanted items out for the bin men before considering recycling them, despite the fact that 1 million tonnes of clothing end up in landfill each year.
Almost half of men (48 percent) don't consider recycling to be very important or part of their everyday routine. This rubbish attitude towards recycling textiles is also supported by a third of women across the UK.
These findings are revealed as BHF Shops in the North East launch their Recycle for Life campaign, to appeal to members of the public to make regular charity donations as part of their recycling routine.
With at least 50 percent of textiles thrown away able to be reused, BHF Shops want to challenge the attitude of the fifth of us (18 percent) who don't consider clothes recyclable encourage more people to recycle their unwanted clothes, shoes and accessories by donating them to their BHF shops.
