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

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Once the legislation comes into force, fashion companies estimate that Spain will need one textile waste container for every 1,200 residents. The post Major fast-fashion brands launch trial to collect clothes waste next year appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Ultra fast fashion could be taxed to oblivion in France. Could Australia follow?

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In the 1990s, companies began churning out fast fashion: Low cost versions of high end trends. In the 2010s came ultra fast fashion, where clothes are produced extremely rapidly and intended to be almost disposable. Ultra fast fashion is deeply unsustainable. Why is ultra fast fashion such a problem?

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

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In the short term, we’ll pay more but in the long term, we (consumers, the people who make fashion, communities and the planet) will all be richer. The post From “fast fashion” to “fast thrifting”: When will we learn? But I’m trying to be better, buying less and buying better quality.

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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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Experts weigh in on Forever 21’s future amidst layoffs and store closures

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However, after several years of diminishing sales in an increasingly competitive fast-fashion market, rumors have been spreading about Forever 21 declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time. Basically, the competitive bar is now set a lot higher in fast fashion, and Forever 21 has had trouble getting over it.

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To fix fast fashion, we must confront the consumer. That’s where it gets tricky

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So there’s a trend that Moowan and her peers participate in that goes unnoticed by any activists: they don’t buy clothes and accessories exclusively just to wear them; they buy more than they can possibly wear and create a huge in-house boutique for themselves, offering almost infinite choice when they are deciding how to dress in the morning.

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The rise of second-hand shopping in Australia: A cultural and economic shift

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The fashion industry, in particular, has come under scrutiny for its environmental impact for some time, with Australia alone discarding 222,000 tonnes of clothing annually into landfill. As a result, consumers are turning and looking to second-hand shopping as a more sustainable alternative to fast fashion.

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