Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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"Americans now buy about four times as much clothing as they did four decades ago, fueling a global fast fashion industry with major environmental impacts. From textile waste and chemical pollution to microfibers and disposable trends, experts explain how the industry grew and why its footprint keeps expanding.
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