Young Reporter Sustainability of Second Hand Sophie Charkin Tormead

It is estimated in the last six months that approximately six in ten people in Britain have bought a second hand item of clothing. From either a charity shop or a carboot sale, second hand platforms or even just from the local school hand me down sale. While this is positive as yes, buying clothing second hand is significantly more eco friendly however it disregards the initial costs in making the clothes, if sold on an app it also could fail to consider environmental effects of the transport required to get the item to the recipient. Therefore, how sustainable really is the second hand fashion market?

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Young Reporter Sustainability of Second Hand Sophie Charkin Tormead




It is estimated in the last six months that approximately six in ten people in Britain have bought a second hand item of clothing. From either a charity shop or a carboot sale, second hand platforms or even just from the local school hand me down sale. While this is positive as yes, buying clothing second hand is significantly more eco friendly however it disregards the initial costs in making the clothes, if sold on an app it also could fail to consider environmental effects of the transport required to get the item to the recipient. Therefore, how sustainable really is the second hand fashion market?
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