The Circularity Paradox: Is the Second-Hand Clothing Boom Fueling, Not Fighting, Fast Fashion? The rise of the second-hand clothing market has long been championed as a beacon of hope in the fight against fast fashion's environmental and ethical toll. From charity shops to trendy online consignment platforms, buying "preloved" garments is widely promoted as a […]
The debate surrounding the international second-hand clothing trade is one of deep, ethical contradiction. While the trade is superficially lauded as a cornerstone of the circular economy in the Global North—diverting tonnes of textiles from landfill—critical analysis and recent reports confirm that its current structure is rapidly devolving into a Second-Hand Clothing Trade as "Waste […]
💡 THEME: The Hidden Cost of Donation 📣CALL FOR ACTION-ORIENTED PAPERS Second Hand Clothing Pipeline: Investigating Waste, Ethics, and Systemic Impact in the Global South The People's Hub invites researchers, investigative journalists, policymakers, fashion industry analysts, and community leaders to submit papers and case studies that disassemble and scrutinize the worldwide second-hand clothing export […]
