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Date of Publication: August 13
Year of Publication: 2021
Publication City: Brussels, Belgium
Publisher: Politico
Author(s): Antonia Zimmermann
Recycling won’t solve the rag trade’s waste problem.
Waste is an undeniable part of the fast-fashion business model: The industry fills clothing racks with new items at lightning speed, creating and capitalizing on new trends to be worn and discarded on a massive scale.
But as Vogue readers will know, heavy carbon footprints are out.
A backlash against the industry’s environmental impact — as recently highlighted by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on the cover of Vogue Scandinavia — has upped the pressure on companies to cut back on waste and rethink how and what they produce.
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