Implied metaphor hope it helped
When talking about recycling, people don't seem to consider the recycling of clothing.
The comma should be placed between the first use of recycling and people. The subordinate clause is "when talking about recycling". This is a clause because of the word "when". When makes the reader wonder when what? The main clause is "people don't seem to consider the recycling of clothing."
Replace was with is besides that I see everything else if fine
Foreshadowing is when an author uses symbolism, an event, a small detail, or even a part of dialogue to be a warning or indication of a future event. An author might use this because they want to give the reader knowledge about a future event or to tease them.