By , MADRID/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Clothes recycling is the pressure-release valve of fast fashion, and it’s breaking under COVID-19 curbs.The multi-billion-dollar trade in second-hand clothing helps prevent the global fashion industry’s growing pile of waste going straight to landfill, while keeping wardrobes clear for next season’s designs. But it’s facing a crisis.Exporters are struggling, as are traders and customers in often poorer nations from Africa to Eastern Europe and Latin America who rely on a steady supply of used clothes.The signs are everywhere.From London to Los Angeles, many...…By , MADRID/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Clothes recycling is the pressure-release valve of fast fashion, and it’s breaking under COVID-19 curbs.The multi-billion-dollar trade in second-hand clothing helps prevent the global fashion industry’s growing pile of waste going straight to landfill, while keeping wardrobes clear for next season’s designs. But it’s facing a crisis.Exporters are struggling, as are traders and customers in often poorer nations from Africa to Eastern Europe and Latin America who rely on a steady supply of used clothes.The signs are everywhere.From London to Los Angeles, many...WW…
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