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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lisa Salmon

Konnie Huq hasn’t bought new clothes for 20 years

Konnie Huq believes that getting children positive about climate change is an essential step -

Children’s presenter Konnie Huq hasn’t bought any new clothes for 20 years. And she’d like nothing better than everyone else to follow suit.

But her avoidance of fast fashion isn’t because she doesn’t care about her appearance, it’s because she cares about the planet, and doesn’t want what she wears to negatively affect it, as 85% of textiles end up in rubbish dumps, and 10% of the world’s greenhouse gases come from those dumps (UNECE).

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