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Your guide to the chicest sustainable swimwear

The villas are booked and the margs-on-the-beach fantasies have begun, which means the last-minute holiday purchasing is about to commence. And while we should all be looking to rent more of our holiday wardrobes or even shop second-hand, swimwear is an item that most of us would rather wear new.

But new no longer needs to mean bikinis made from planet-polluting polyester and nylon the swimwear industry has traditionally used. Given eight million tonnes of plastic enters our oceans each year, several brands have launched with a mission to ensure your cossie is not contributing to the problem.

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