DUBLIN – Irish charity retailers processed the equivalent of more than one million bin bags of unsaleable textiles last year, a new report suggests. The latest alarming figures illustrate how poor quality fast fashion donations are placing growing pressure on staff, costs and infrastructure.
Charity Retail Ireland’s (CRI) 2025 Impact Report warns that handling clothing with no resale potential is diverting time and resources from the sector’s primary purpose of raising money for charitable causes.
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