M&S and Oxfam trial postal donation bags for ‘unwearable’ clothes

Scheme is part of effort to reduce staggering' quantities of textiles going to landfill or incinerator

Instead of throwing stained, ripped and misshapen clothing in the bin, Britons are being asked to stick the dregs of their wardrobe in the post in a trial aimed at tackling the staggering" quantity of textiles sent to landfill or are incinerated each year.

A third of consumers do not know what to do with tops, dresses and trousers that can no longer be worn, figures show, with a similar number admitting to putting such items in their household waste bin.