Why your recycled clothes could end up in this South American desert
Recycled clothes are being discarded in a South American desert.
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old clothes donated for recycling in the u.s. and europe are ending up in a desert in chile. the garments, often made of synthetic fibers, are shipped there and then dumped. the atacama desert is now home to massive piles of discarded fast fashion.
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