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Op-Ed | Circular Fashion Needs Government Incentives

Textile-to-textile recycling technologies could be a climate game changer for fashion’s environmental footprint. But like renewable energy, they need state support for market efforts to scale, argues Nicole Rycroft.
Bales of discarded clothes are stacked in a warehouse.
Technologies that can recycle old clothes into fresh raw materials need government support to scale, argues Nicole Rycroft. (Alexander Donka)
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  • Nicole Rycroft

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