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Op-Ed | Remove Toxic Chemicals and Fabrics from Fashion’s Supply Chain

Dr Linda Greer, senior scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, says fashion designers should cut out toxic chemicals and choose their materials carefully.
China’s Luoyang¡¯s Jian River becomes contaminated with dye from discharge of untreated wastewater into storm water pipes | Source: Natural Resources Defense Council/Zhang Xiaoli/ChinaFotoPress
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  • Linda Greer

NEW YORK, United States

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