Compare and contrast: ‘Drowning in fashion’: How much water could you save by buying second-hand jeans and T-shirts?

Compare and contrast: ‘Drowning in fashion’: How much water could you save by buying second-hand jeans and T-shirts?

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Globally, the fashion industry uses enough water to fill 37 million Olympic-sized swimming pools a year. Buying just one pair of preloved jeans and a T-shirt saves the equivalent of 20,000 standard bottles of water, according to Oxfam.   Click here to read the story.

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