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"Fashion’s dirty secret: the EU just banned brands from incinerating unsold clothes:
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Fashion’s dirty secret: the EU just banned brands from incinerating unsold clothes | The Optimist Daily
Large fashion companies in the EU can no longer destroy unsold clothes. Here’s what the new law requires and what it means for shoppers.

"Algae textile dyes: The sustainable future for fashion"
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Algae textile dyes: The sustainable future for fashion
The dyes used in the clothing industry almost always come from fossil-fuel-based chemicals. In the long term, this will not be sustainable. In Sweden, scientists in the EU research project Locality are exploring whether algae can provide a more sustainable way to dye textiles.

The factors that determine whether something becomes of mainstream scientific interest are only marginally scientific. #science #fashion #funding #prestige

Major media outlets tripping and falling over themselves to bring you this hard-hitting journalism:
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