Growing mountains of textile waste are hard to recycle. There is scope to improve chemical and mechanical recycling methods but consumers and fashion brands play a role in reducing overproduction.
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Assistant Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Lancaster University
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Aleasha McCallion is a Friend of The Conversation.
Strategic Projects Manager, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Researcher for the Clothing Sustainability Research Group and Lecturer Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Microbiology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso
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Professor of Operations Management, Lancaster University
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