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Why you should stop buying new clothes

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2019-09-25

The fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world, producing 20% of global wastewater and 10% of global carbon emissions—and it's estimated that by 2050 this will have increased to 25%. A staggering 300,000 tonnes of clothes are sent to British landfills each year.

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https://phys.org/news/2019-09-why-you-should-stop-buying.html