E147 - Is it better to dye clothes or re-buy?

Buying new clothes isn’t always the greenest option. Re-dyeing faded black trousers with products like Dylon can dramatically extend their life, using around 60 litres of water compared with roughly 8,000 litres needed to produce a new pair of jeans. Research commissioned by Dylon suggests re-dyeing a pair of jeans can save nearly 20kg of CO₂ versus buying new. While fabric dyes do have some environmental impact, their footprint is generally far lower than replacing garments, making “re-dye, don’t rebuy” a compelling sustainability choice.

This episode of Recycled Content, is the 'Rubbish Question' from episode 72 of Talking Rubbish, w...