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Yeah, but then we've moved to fast fashion, and we assuage our guilt by "donating" or "recycling" clothing. Of course, nobody that "donates" or "recycles" clothes has ever worn any such clothing themselves.

So sure, we get one more use out of that clothing, and then it gets put in a landfill or "donated" to west African countries that receive a year's supply of clothing every week.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-58836618



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