# @bbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXXimHiEyIE
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64269184-bbcnews-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1633f6a510.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-20T21:01:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

Have you ever taken old clothes to a recycling bank? 👕
 
If so, there is a real chance that the garments ended up illegally dumped in a desert in northern Chile.
 
Thousands of tonnes of clothes are said to be dumped in the Atacama Desert every year.
 
In response to a law change, one Chilean company is now moving to tackle the problem.
 
Tap the link in BBC News’s bio to read more about the company that thinks it’s “going to help”.
 
(📸 Getty, BBC) 
 
#AtacamaDesert #Recycling #BBCNews

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## Tags

atacamadesert, bbcnews, recycling

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