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	"author_name": "Friends of the Earth Chester &amp; District",
	"author_url": "https://actionnetwork.org/groups/friends-of-the-earth-chester-and-district",
	"title": "Thrifted Fashion: Say no to Fast Fashion",
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	"description": "Did you know that the fashion industry accounts for approximately 10% of global carbon emissions? Given the fact that almost everyone wears clothes this may not seem so surprising, but what may shock you is that 100 billion new garments are made each year (cleanclothes.org)! Fashion brands encourage people to buy clothes at a much faster rate than ever before, and this results in lower quality garments made in dangerous conditions which are being worn for less time than ever before they are thrown away or donated. (https://traid.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/impacts_of_clothing_factsheet_23percent.pdf) Unfortunately it doesn’t get better once clothing has been worn – 70% of unwanted clothing that gets donated to charity shops ends up in developing nations resulting in dumps such as in the Atacama Desert, Chile (photo). Here at Friends of the Earth Chester we want to help you play your part in changing the system and asking our favourite brands to do better with wages and working conditions for garment workers, ensuring they take responsibility for the full life cycle of the garments, and reducing harmful over-production. We have investigated practices for the 3 largest and well-loved fashion brands in Chester in early 2022 - Primark, Next and Marks &amp;amp; Spencer. While we found that while they are making some improvements, much more is still needed. Let&#x27;s take action. Join our campaign and tell Primark, Next and Marks and Spencer we want them to do better!",
	"url": "https://actionnetwork.org/letters/thrifted-fashion-say-no-to-fast-fashion"
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