VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoEU to ban destruction of unsold clothes and shoes from 19 July 2026inleo.ioexternal-linkmessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up1600arrow-down15
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minus-squareEtterra@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·8 days agoYou mean like how every time there’s a sports championship the losing team’s merch ends up in Africa somewhere?
minus-squareMongostein@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoAt least they get worn. They just need to get the people that receive them hooked up with EBay to sell them to collectors. That would probably help economically…. Or something
minus-squareskhayfa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 days agoOr “recycling” plastic waste sent overseas. Out of sight, out of mind. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/30/germany-largest-exporter-plastic-waste-2025
You mean like how every time there’s a sports championship the losing team’s merch ends up in Africa somewhere?
At least they get worn.
They just need to get the people that receive them hooked up with EBay to sell them to collectors. That would probably help economically…. Or something
Or “recycling” plastic waste sent overseas. Out of sight, out of mind. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/30/germany-largest-exporter-plastic-waste-2025