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EU approves ban on destruction of unsold clothing (www.dw.com)

submitted 9 months ago by NightOwl@lemm.ee to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 92 points 9 months ago

New rules will also ensure products are more enviromentally friendly and that goods are also more easily repaired and recycled.

This seems more like the real news here. Keeping clothes lasting longer would be to everyone's benefit.

[-] IamSparticles@lemmy.zip 34 points 9 months ago

Seriously. One of my pet peeves is shoes made with no outsole. Around 10 or 12 years ago a bunch of shoe brands decided they could save money if they stopped making shoes with a hard rubber outsole. Instead they just mold the tread into the soft midsole material. They spent a bunch of money convincing people it was fashionable. Probably a lot cheaper to produce for them. But the shoes wear out insanely fast.