The first nationwide study into how Aussies buy and dispose of clothing has revealed people are buying too many clothes and are not disposing of them properly.

An age difference highlighted three distinct groups of people who used their clothes and disposed of them in different ways.

School of Fashion and Textiles at RMIT Professor Alice Payne told Julie-anne Sprague on 6PR Afternoons most people are doing at least one thing right.

Press PLAY below to hear how you can you reduce your textile waste