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Andie Halas

Going Circular / Australia

20 October 2022

 10 minutes
The journey started 10 years ago when founder Andie Halas, discovered a minor manufacturing defect (colour variation) in some towels that were now unfit for sale. After seeing women and children sifting through bags of second-hand clothes, Andie had a light bulb moment to approach friends in the fashion industry to divert brand new, excess clothing from landfills and give it to those who needed it most.

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