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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Tian Macleod Ji

China's landfills brim with textile waste as fast fashion reigns and recycling takes a back seat

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At a factory in Zhejiang province on China’s eastern coast, two mounds of discarded cotton clothing and bed linens, loosely separated into dark and light colors, pile up on a workroom floor. Jacket sleeves, collars and brand labels protrude from the stacks as workers feed the garments into shredding machines.

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