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Major fast-fashion brands launch trial to collect clothes waste next year

Inside Retail

The EU regulations won’t come into force before 2026 as authorities will give companies at least a year to adapt, government officials and fashion industry sources said. Once the legislation comes into force, fashion companies estimate that Spain will need one textile waste container for every 1,200 residents.

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From “fast fashion” to “fast thrifting”: When will we learn?

Inside Retail

US thrift giant Savers has opened two new megastores in Australia this year, and the “Got it at Vinnies” campaign is transforming charity shops into trendy vintage hotspots. It feels like every other Instagram story is about someone’s latest thrifted finds – at least on my feed. And it’s not just Gen Z and millennials who are into it.

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ThredUP Continues Anti-Fast Fashion Offensive with V-Day Campaign, adds Francesca’s to Resale Roster

Retail TouchPoints

ThredUP is teaming up with TikToker Nava Rose to launch the Dump Fast Fashion Shop, an online secondhand storefront to help consumers thrift for Valentine’s Day and beyond. Nava Rose models one of her styles for the Dump Fast Fashion shop on ThredUP. “I Together with ThredUP, I’m committed to ghosting fast fashion.

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Only 7 per cent of clothing waste in Australia is recycled, study finds

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Each year, more than 200,000 tonnes of clothing are discarded into Australian landfills , primarily influenced by the fast fashion model, according to a recent study by Professor Alice Payne from RMIT’s School of Fashion & Textiles.

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Game on: How H&M is bringing fast fashion to the metaverse

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Fast fashion brand H&M recently launched Loooptopia, a Roblox game focused on creating, trading and recycling digital fashion items. Then complement fashion items with accessories, dance moves, music tracks and special effects to create different performances on the Loooptopia catwalk.

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Ultra-fast fashion is undermining efforts to make the industry more sustainable

Inside Retail

Since the 1990s, fast fashion has enabled everyday people to buy the latest catwalk trends. Now, just when the fashion industry should be waking up and breaking free of this vicious cycle, it’s heading in the opposite direction. We’re on a downward spiral, from fast fashion to ultra-fast fashion.

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Study: Resale to Hit $47B by 2025, Giving Fast Fashion a Run for its Money

Retail TouchPoints

“Consumers bought less clothing during the pandemic, that we know for sure, but we also saw that many people tried secondhand for the first time ,” said Karen Clark, VP of Marketing Communications at ThredUP in an interview with Retail TouchPoint s. Growing Sustainability Concerns Favor Resale Over Fast Fashion.