According to Business Insider, during the Christmas season, 30% of what we buy online — half of which is clothing — is returned, and 25% of returned products end up as waste. 🎄🗑️ This shows how the convenience of today's shopping experience comes at a great cost to the environment. What could be the solutions to this problem? 💡🤔 Clothing companies could decrease the generated waste by limiting returns, but ultimately, recycling the clothing that end up in the waste stream is the only long-term viable solution for the industry. For that, innovations like Smart Stitch™️ and Smart Disassembly™️ are necessary to unlock the industrial-scale recycling of textiles today. 👚♻️ Do you agree? Let us know your thoughts below. ⬇️ _ #Resortecs #RecyclingMadeEasy #Recycling #CircularFashion #SustainableFashion #CircularEconomy #SmartStitch #DesignedForDisassembly #CircularInnovation #CircularTechnology #Textile #TextileIndustry #Christmas #TextileWaste
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