Prato: A model for sustainable fashion - #TrashOrTreasure
Trash or Treasure? - Where does our waste go?
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The Italian town of Prato in Tuscany has been recycling textiles for more than a century. There are around 7,000 textile and fashion companies in the town which recycled more than 140,000 tonnes of textiles alone in 2018 – 15 percent of the world's total.
For CGTN Europe’s Trash or Treasure went along to find out if Prato could hold the key to sustainable fashion.
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