Currently, 100 million plastic hangers, which can include a combination of up to seven different plastics, are thrown away each year, according to hanger recycling company First Mile.

Roland Mouret says plastic hangers are the "plastic straw" of the fashion industry and has developed what he says is the world's only sustainable brand.

They are made out of 80% recycled plastic recovered from the sea and 20% recyclable plastic, and they also feature aluminium hooks. Current plastic hangers are hard to recycle because of how they ...