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Opinion | Earth can’t handle this much clothing

Opinion | Earth can’t handle this much clothing

Abby Strickland, Contributing Columnist March 8, 2023

The world has a clothing problem. Every year, around 11.3 million tons of textile waste in the United States ends up being burned or dumped in landfills. In other words, 85% of unwanted outfits, unsold...