Adidas, Target, and Zalando club together to stamp out footwear waste

Michael Holder
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Fashion for Good brings together host of leading footwear brands in fresh drive to tackle the mountain of shoes which end up in landfill each year

A group of major clothing brands and retailers including Adidas, Target, and Zalando have clubbed together to investigate how to tackle the billions of shoes which end up in landfill each year worldwide,...

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