Barry Magazine February 2020

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LOVE NOT LANDFILL

LOVE NOT LANDFILL Who else wonders ‘where did my money go?’ only to look in the wardrobe and find brand new clothes with the tags still on waiting to be worn.

According to WRAP the value of unused clothing hanging up in our wardrobes is around £30 billion and we’re sending £140 million worth of clothing to landfill each year. But it’s not just the cost to us, it’s the cost to the environment too. When you’re finding a bargain in Primark or raiding the sale at Topshop it’s easy to forget the carbon, water and waste footprint all of these clothes are leaving on the world.

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Before you load up the car with your unwanted things, why not see if anyone else can make use of them? They might not be perfect to you but they could be perfect for someone else.


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