Why H&M and Puma want to pick apart your old clothes

Jessica Shankleman
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Companies to trial Worn Again's innovative chemical clothes recycling technology

Clothing giants H&M and Puma are hoping to prove the value of a new recycling technology that can separate individual fibres and dyes from old clothes. The new partnership announced today will see Puma...

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