University of Manchester

The UK discards 1 million tonnes of textiles every year, with about a third ending up in landfill or incineration, and the football sector is a big contributor to this. Lindsay Pressdee, Senior Lecturer in Department of Materials Faculty of Science and Engineering at University of Manchester, talks about the urgent need to tackle sportswear garment waste on a footing at par with fast fashion.

A new research partnership in the UK seeks to tackle the hidden problem of sportswear waste. The project, being helmed by the University of Manchester, will be exploring textile waste in the football industry.