The cost of fast fashion is well know by now.
This Guardian article explores the impact of recycling on the residents of a city called Panipat.
This suffocating world is the backbone of a global trade. Panipat, in north India, is known as the “castoff capital of the world”. Shipments of discarded clothing from Europe, North America and east Asia are shredded here by thousands of workers, spun back into yarn and woven into rugs, throws, sheets and cushions destined for international retailers.

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