Chile battles textile waste with new producer recycling law

Parts of the desert in northern Chile have become textile graveyards - the final resting place for tonnes of illegally dumped, unwanted clothes. But the government is implementing a law that makes clothing producers and importers responsible for recycling their goods. Al Jazeera’s Latin America editor Lucia Newman reports from Iquique, Chile. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://x.com/ajenglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Chile #AtacamaDesert #TextileWaste #ChileRecycling #TextileGraveyards #FastFashion #Pollution #TextilePollution #SustainableFashion #ClothingWaste #TextileRecycling #EnvironmentalImpact #AlJazeeraEnglish