Murray Mound is making a comeback – but not where you might expect it.

Instead, the famous landmark has been reimagined as a pile of discarded white clothing, after research estimated a mound large enough to rival Murray Mound is heading to landfill every single day.

Henman Hill was famously renamed Murray Mound after British tennis ace Andy Murray during the peak of his career in the 2010s.
Now, the name has taken on a new meaning, with a striking mound of stained, dulled and discoloured white clothing being unveiled to spotlight the scale of the UK’s textile waste problem.

Fronted by Judy Murray and created by cleaning and laundry specialists, Dr. Beckmann, the installation has been unveiled on London’s Southbank, as tennis whites takes centre stage, and encourages Brits to keep their white clothing in play for longer.

Caption: Judy Murray unveils Dr. Beckmann’s ‘Mound of Whites’ on London’s Southbank – an 8m x 5m installation made from discarded white clothing, highlighting the UK’s textile waste problem. Picture date: Monday June 29, 2026. Photo credit: Matt Alexander/PA Media Assignments.

The five-metre-high, eight-metre-wide mound has been made from thousands of discarded white garments saved from landfill, reflecting the infamous all-white tennis dress code.

Research commissioned by Dr. Beckmann and circular clothing experts, Reskinned, revealed white is officially the UK’s favourite colourway to wear in the summer – but also one of the most likely to be thrown away.

Brits admit to discarding an average of eight white clothing items per person each year, equating to an estimated 440,178,024 white garments annually across the UK.

Caption: Judy Murray unveils Dr. Beckmann’s ‘Mound of Whites’ on London’s Southbank – an 8m x 5m installation made from discarded white clothing, highlighting the UK’s textile waste problem. Picture date: Monday June 29, 2026. Photo credit: Matt Alexander/PA Media Assignments.

The average lifespan of coloured clothing is around a third (36 per cent) longer than white clothing, with staining, dulling and discolouration driving much of the problem.

Almost a third (30 per cent) said staining was the main reason they stopped wearing white clothing, while 26 per cent cited dulling or greying and 22 per cent said yellowing.

The result is a cycle of replacement rather than retention, with the average Brit expected to buy 212 white T-shirts during their adult lifetime.

Judy Murray said: “As a mum, I remember the endless battle of trying to keep Andy and Jamie’s tennis whites looking white.
“Grass stains, sweat marks, mud – you name it, it all came home with them. So, I know first-hand how quickly white clothing can start to look past its best.

“But to think that a pile of discarded white clothing the size of Murray Mound is going into landfill every single day is deeply concerning.
“Tennis is synonymous with white clothing, so there’s no better moment to shine a light on the issue.”

However, the research revealed many discarded white items could be saved with better laundry habits and care as 52 per cent don’t always do a white wash, risking colour transfer, dulling and greying.

While charity shops (63 per cent) remain the most popular destination for unwanted clothing, 29 per cent admit to putting unwanted garments straight into the household bin.