Why So-Called Textile Recycling Is An Absolute Disgrace

I wish I had better news to share with you about the state of textile recycling the world over, but no.

I know there are a lot of people out there doing their best to reduce the mountain of waste produced by the textile industry, but as it stands, we are not making much of a dent with the real cause of the problem, our "use it once and throw it away" fast fashion monster machines.

I also do not think second-hand stores are bad at all, I do love browsing when I spy one in the wild. But I know me having the time to do so is a privilege not everyone has. But frequenting second-hand shops more regularly is certainly a way we can help increase the fraction of donated clothes that actually gets resold!

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Other resources:
How Millions of Jeans Get Recycled Into New Pairs    • How Millions Of Jeans Get Recycled In...  
Trashion: The stealth export of waste plastic clothes to Kenya
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