You get the sense that luxury fashion label Burberry very much regrets its decision to burn $38 million of unsold stock rather than let it fall into the wrong hands. Unsold stock is put through outlets, or garments and accessories disassembled and used in different ways. Incineration is the last resort.” When it comes to this cascade, luxury goods brands have more options and more leverage than fast fashion brands. But fast fashion brands, already at low price and high volume, shouldn’t expect to be invited into discount luxury outlets anytime soon. Many people look to clothing recycling as a more acceptable and promising way of managing our fashion waste.

Source: Huffington Post September 29, 2018 09:00 UTC