The destruction of unsold clothes shows the dark side of fast fashion
The textile industry is the world’s second-worst polluter, both in terms of production and waste. One of the biggest problems is vast amounts of unsold goods.
Cecilia Dardana
Contributor
For many years athletics and sport were my daily bread, but then I took my life in a different direction. Today, I’m proud to be a professional journalist. I write about a lot of things – except for finance. I started off with a blog, and now I listen to stories and my job is to tell them. I love travelling alone, reading on a plane – although I try to walk wherever possible – and overhearing snippets of other people’s conversations in the street. Generally speaking, I love cities and the people who give me something to write about.
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The textile industry is the world’s second-worst polluter, both in terms of production and waste. One of the biggest problems is vast amounts of unsold goods.
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