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Amsterdam's fashion library takes on textile waste

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Olaf Müller
February 5, 2024

The fashion industry is a major polluter, and vast amounts of used textiles from industrialized countries end up dumped in Africa. In Amsterdam, fashion fans can reduce the environmental toll of fast fashion by renting their clothes.

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