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Swedish Plant Burns H&M Rags Instead of Coal

A power station in Vasteras is converting from oil- and coal-fired generation to become a fossil fuel-free facility by 2020. That means burning recycled wood and trash, including clothes H&M can’t sell.
Inside H&M's Oxford Circus store, London | Source: Shutterstock
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