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BUSINESS● LOW3h ago · Sep 28, 2026, 3:00 PM

SPONSORED EPISODE: What is polyester worth?

Politico Europe · western europe

As ultra-fast fashion has gotten cheaper, textiles have become disposable to many Europeans. The average EU consumer purchased 95 articles of textiles last year — an increase of 12 percent since 2019. Europe now discards about 9 million tons of polyester textiles annually. That’s the weight of roughly 900 Eiffel Towers.  Those unwanted clothes could […]

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