In a survey conducted in 2022 among Depop users in Australia, around 62 percent of respondents shared that donating clothing to a charity shop or putting clothing in a charity donation bag was their preferred way of disposing of clothing items. Selling clothing to friends or on a second-hand resale platform, such as Depop, was also popular among respondents.
Clothing disposal routes often or sometimes used among consumers in Australia in 2022
base: all consumers in Australia who ever clear out their wardrobes
Supplementary notes
*Total survey respondents for Australia = 1757 respondents.
Original survey question: When you clear out items in your wardrobe, which of the following do you use? And how often do you clear out items via each selected route?
Note: multiple answers were possible.
Values show the share of consumers who said they often or sometimes used a certain clothing disposal route.
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Depop. (November 23, 2022). Clothing disposal routes often or sometimes used among consumers in Australia in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1360442/australia-consumer-clothing-disposal-behavior/
Depop. "Clothing disposal routes often or sometimes used among consumers in Australia in 2022 ." Chart. November 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1360442/australia-consumer-clothing-disposal-behavior/
Depop. (2022). Clothing disposal routes often or sometimes used among consumers in Australia in 2022 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1360442/australia-consumer-clothing-disposal-behavior/
Depop. "Clothing Disposal Routes Often or Sometimes Used among Consumers in Australia in 2022 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1360442/australia-consumer-clothing-disposal-behavior/
Depop, Clothing disposal routes often or sometimes used among consumers in Australia in 2022 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1360442/australia-consumer-clothing-disposal-behavior/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Clothing disposal routes often or sometimes used among consumers in Australia in 2022 [Graph], Depop, November 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1360442/australia-consumer-clothing-disposal-behavior/
