WASTE NOT

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Fashion and textile waste results from all stages of the industry, from extraction of raw materials to the end of the product's life cycle.

 

Hazardous chemical runoff, non-biodegradable liquid waste, over-exploitation of freshwater resources and plastic microfibre pollution of waterways and surrounding land, threaten human health and lives and ecosystems. 

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Textile offcuts and unsold or discarded garments are rarely recycled or reused - most is incinerated or ends up in landfill - detrimental to communities, destroying biodiversity and soil fertility, causing enormous environmental and human challenges.

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Extending the life of our garments, using them for longer, repairing and reusing what we already have are simple and humble actions to start reducing waste.

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