The environmental impacts of fast fashion returns have been ignored for too long

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The environmental impacts of fast fashion returns have been ignored for too long

A better understanding what drives consumers to return their clothes can help efforts to curb the rising carbon, waste and packaging footprint of fast fashion returns, argues Hubbub founder Trewin Restorick

Fast fashion brand Boohoo reported that profits had taken a hit after online shoppers returned clothes faster than before the pandemic. Whilst the financial implications are clear, it is much harder to...

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