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

Miquita Oliver

SecondHand / Emission Control

4 September 2023

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If each adult in the UK donated all the clothes that they have not worn in the past year to charity shops, it could remove the need for 4.9 billion kg carbon entering the atmosphere.

Second-hand Fashion Can Prevent Emissions Equivalent To Flying Around the World 17,000 Times

As extreme weather hits all corners of the globe, research by the NGO Oxfam says that secondhand clothing could help reduce climate-damaging emissions during manufacturing by extending the life of clothes and reducing the need for brand-new clothes.

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