Clothing is a well-known carrier of many disease-causing pathogens – including E coli, scabies and Staphylococcus.

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Heistek told me that she’s “aways been interested in vintage clothes. Whenever we were traveling I always wanted to go to vintage or second-hand shops. I always loved rooting around and ...

Business magnate Chris Kirubi is on record castigating the importation of second hand clothes in the country. He has on several occasions appealed to the Government to stop the imports.

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Second-hand clothing can help countries meet environmental targets and drive economic growth, but it needs support. A new report says governments need to help unleash the sector's economic potential.

She spoke about the growth of the second-hand clothing industry, which has contributed approximately 7 billion euros to Europe’s gross domestic product (GDP) over the past two decades and is a ...

The low prices also attract buyers who might otherwise look for second-hand items. According to Kringloop Nederland’s figures, clothes made up 27% of items handed in in 2023, a smaller proportion than ...

Second-hand lover Emily decided to have a clear out this January and sold on the clothes and furniture on Vinted and Facebook Marketplace. She said: "I was just selling stuff around the house.

LONDON, Oct. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Second-hand clothing (SHC) is stimulating billions of dollars in GDP contributions and supporting hundreds of thousands of green jobs across Europe and Africa ...

Vinted now has over eight million registered members in the UK, up from 1.2 million in 2021. There are the obvious reasons why people are attracted to second-hand clothing. Buying new clothes and ...

Running to the dry cleaner can seem like the best option. But the fabric-conscious experts below argue that hand washing the clothes you love is almost always better: It’s easier on fabrics ...