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EU approves ban on destruction of unsold clothing (www.dw.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Much better if they're simply given away as charity as the end stop instead of literally sent into the incinerator to try and extract a fraction of the energy that went into making it. At least that way people who literally can't afford clothes get to wear something new, clean and whole.

[–] FigMcLargeHuge 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I agree with that. Edit: But think it's sad that it's something they have to legislate....

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

The capitalism model doesn't allow room for morals, so literally anything we want done morally or ethically has to be regulated.