It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

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Textile Waste / City Systems

22 November 2024

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Most local governments in the cities studied did not get involved in textile waste beyond providing public spaces and licenses for charity bins and commercial resellers.

Researchers Call for Shakeup of How Cities Deal with Clothing Waste

A first of its kind study has analysed what happens to clothes and other textiles after consumers no longer want them in Amsterdam, Austin, Berlin, Geneva, Luxembourg, Manchester, Melbourne, Oslo and Toronto.

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