In the State, we dispose of 164,000 tonnes of clothing waste a year, making us the second highest producer of textile waste in the EU. Only 6% of so-called post-consumer textiles is reused here through charity shops, vintage stores and online second-hand platforms.
https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2025/02/17/clothes-banks-are-overflowing-as-market-for-castoffs-collapses/