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2. Sustainable fashion - Wikipedia

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   The most sustainable fibers in fashion are the ones many people already have. Thus, to recirculate existing garments, new business models engage the resale, revival, and recirculation of used, second-hand or vintage clothing. [94] Other resale models also contain elements of upcycling and repairs. [95]

3. Environmental impact of fashion - Wikipedia

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   The fashion industry, particularly manufacture and use of apparel and footwear, is a significant driver of greenhouse gas emissions and plastic pollution. [1] The rapid growth of fast fashion has led to around 80 billion items of clothing being consumed annually, with about 85% of clothes consumed in United States being sent to landfill.

4. Global trade of secondhand clothing - Wikipedia

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   Sally Baden and Catherine Barber, "The impact of second-hand clothing trade on developing countries", "Oxfam", September 2005; Hansen, Karen Tranberg (1999). "Second-Hand Clothing Encounters in Zambia: Global Discourses, Western Commodities, and Local Histories". Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. 69 (3).

5. Clothing industry - Wikipedia

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   Clothing factory in Montreal, Quebec, 1941. Clothing industry or garment industry summarizes the types of trade and industry along the production and value chain of clothing and garments, starting with the textile industry (producers of cotton, wool, fur, and synthetic fibre), embellishment using embroidery, via the fashion industry to apparel retailers up to trade with second-hand clothes and ...

6. Vintage clothing - Wikipedia

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   The term can also be applied in reference to second-hand retail outlets, e.g. in vintage clothing store. While the concept originated during World War I as a response to textile shortages, [1] vintage dressing encompasses choosing accessories, mixing vintage garments with new, as well as creating an ensemble of various styles and periods.

7. Used good - Wikipedia

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   A garage sale is a common place to find cheap used goods for sale.. Used goods, also known as secondhand goods, are any item of personal property offered for sale not as new, including metals in any form except coins that are legal tender, but excluding books, magazines, and postage stamps. [1]