Of 27 items, most travelled thousands of kilometres, ending up in countries like Togo, Kenya, Pakistan and the UAE.
A pair of trousers from Penneys dropped in a Dublin clothing bank has ended up in Libya - after travelling through Poland and Germany.
A project called Threads of Truth, run by environmental group Voice Ireland, is shedding light on where some garments we give away are ending up.
They fitted trackers to donated clothes to see where they go.
Of 27 items, most travelled thousands of kilometres, ending up in countries like Togo, Kenya, Pakistan and the UAE.
Campaigners say the findings highlight how little people know about what happens to clothes after they’re donated - and they want retailers and recyclers to be more transparent.
The full map of tracked clothes has gone live.
Speaking on Kildare Today, Solene Schirrer, project leader with Voice Ireland, said some of the clothes end up in landfill in far-flung countries.
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