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SMART urges local governments to use clothing bins responsibly

The Secondary Recycled Textiles Association (SMART), the largest international trade association for textile reuse and recycling, is imploring local governments to support using clothing bins nationwide to address the growing textile waste crisis. Citing the importance of bins as “indispensable for effective textile waste management,” SMART...

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Ban on plastic is fueling new luxury accessories and fashion alternatives

Last week, while on holiday in Ibiza, the gin tonic I ordered at the quiet end of a beach club on Playa d’en Bossa was served with a bamboo straw. A sustainable, recyclable straw I was told, that sees the ban against plastic going global from Seattle to London to, well, Ibiza. According to Coastal Care, humans have made enough plastic since the...