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Fast fashion is an eco catastrophe. Is composting your clothes the solution? What if you could put your old knickers in the compost bin with your potato peels? Well, now you can Environment Lifestyle Society Wellbeing
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The future of high street fashion? A hub where you mend, make and swap clothes An empty shop in England has been turned into a hub, where people are inspired to achieve sartorial satisfaction beyond fast fashion Environment Lifestyle Society
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The knitwear trend that turns torn clothes into statement pieces Got a hole in your sweater? Don’t try to discreetly patch it up. Make a statement of it, and join the growing army of visible menders Arts Environment Lifestyle
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‘The Deliveroo of clothing repairs’: new app gives garments a second chance By linking customers to local seamsters, the Sojo app means people can get their clothes altered, repaired or upcycled in just a few clicks Environment Innovation Lifestyle Society
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A fresh spin: the clothes made out of recycled wood pulp A Finnish company has found a way of using wood pulp to print new clothes – and the only byproduct is water Environment Innovation Lifestyle Society
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Drop the shop: could you buy only secondhand clothes in September? People are being urged to buy secondhand clothes only during September, in a campaign fronted by Michaela Coel Lifestyle UK
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