Global Fashion Agenda
Waste & RecyclingFifty Cambodian Garment Factories Learn to Sort Their Scraps
Cambodia's garment sector throws away an estimated 140,000 tonnes of textile waste a year, and a partnership launched in Phnom Penh in 2025 is teaching 50 factories to sort and sell it instead.
50factoriesFactories targeted for waste assessments, training and standardised waste management
140ktonnes per yearEstimated annual textile waste from Cambodia's textile, garment and footwear industry