The wear and tear of mother Earth: A fast fashion story


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SUSTAINABILITY in the widest sense of the word naturally includes the entire process involved in the production of textiles, clothing and all forms of garments, right down to their final disposal.

The end-of-life of clothing items is increasingly becoming an environmental problem, given that people are more willing to discard clothes more quickly nowadays, resulting in a substantial amount of material dumped in landfills every day.

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