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Deadstock Depot

Fabric Waste / Deadstock

21 June 2023

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With more clothes being made than ever before, and huge quantities going to landfills or being burned, the use of deadstock is important.

Material Exchange Creates Global Marketplace for Deadstock Fabrics

Now bits of yardage languishing in warehouses and adding to pollution will be made accessible to suppliers and brands through the just launched Deadstock Depot by digital sourcing platform Material Exchange.

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