Why your recycled clothes could end up in this South American desert
Your “recycled” clothes end up in the Atacama Desert (specifically, in illegal landfills near cities like Alto Hospicio, outside Iquique, Chile) due to a complex interplay of global economics, the fashion industry’s structure, and a broken waste management system: 1. **The Fast Fashion Deluge:** * **Overproduction:** Fashion brands produce an unprecedented volume of clothing, often […]
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