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Joseph Winters

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Joseph Winters

Joseph Winters is Staff Writer at Grist.org.

 
 
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Textile Recovery / Summit Report / I Feature
The gap between what EPR legislation promises and what existing infrastructure can deliver is not a technical problem. It is a diagnostic one, rooted in how policymakers have chosen to define the boundaries of the system.

Legislation Is Rewriting Rules for a System It Does Not Understand

  • Subir Ghosh

23 March 2026
War Effects / Surat Exodus Feature
The decision to leave is rarely about wages alone; it is about whether a city can sustain the basic conditions that make staying possible. In Surat, those conditions have collapsed.

Paying for a Distant War: Surat's Migrant Textile Workforce Is Leaving 'Coz It has Run Out of Gas

  • Richa Bansal

27 March 2026
 
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Exit Strategy / Russa Market Analysis
GUM's vaulted arcades on Red Square once housed boutiques from dozens of Western labels, each presence a statement of confidence in Russia's consumer ambitions and long-term market potential.

Western Fashion Has Not Just Left Russia; It Has Been Locked Out

  • Subir Ghosh

17 April 2026
SecondHand / Waste Flows Interview
Global clothing debates often ignore the basic commercial truth that garments move because people actively choose to buy them.

Evidence Challenges Claims of Waste Hidden in Clothing Trade Flows

  • Special Correspondent

16 April 2026
 
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Fibre Production / China Study Report
Chinese policy targets aim to increase recycled fibre production from waste and used textiles to 3 million tonnes by 2030.

China Produced Over 1 Gt of Fibres, Cementing Dominance in Manufacturing and Trade

  • Special Correspondent

18 August 2025
Clean Production / State of Leather 2024 / II Interview
A LiteHide comparison with hide from traditional means (extreme left).

Intense Focus on Definition of Leather Distracting from Discussions about Sustainability

  • Subir Ghosh

22 October 2024