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The problems with unwanted clothes!

August 11, 2017

In the UK, three-quarters of consumers admit to binning unwanted clothes. In the spring of 2017, consumers were predicted to have sent an estimated 235 million items of clothes to landfill. UK consumers ditch more than a million tonnes of clothing every year. Over the past 10 years, the fastest growing waste stream in the […]

Why do sweatshops exist?
August 29, 2017
Most of the world’s clothes, including many designer brands, are manufactured in sweatshops. Workers work long hours with poor conditions and for very low wages. Most of the sweatshop workers …Read More »
Beaumont Organic – an ethical source of quality fashion
August 17, 2017
It is so good to come across a company in the fashion industry which is based on ethical values as well as creating high quality, beautiful products. Beaumont Organic is …Read More »
Organic Cotton
August 15, 2017
What is meant by organic cotton Organic cotton is grown without the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilisers, herbicides, fungicides or defoliants. It will have been grown without the use of …Read More »
When did we stop repairing clothes and shoes ?
August 13, 2017
Do you remember when people used to repair their clothes and shoes rather than just sending them on their journey to the landfill or incinerator? Probably if you were born …Read More »

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The problems with unwanted clothes!