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What cheap fast fashion actually costs

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The Journey of New Clothes in India

Shabhuri: In India, about a million to 1.2 million tons of apparel made it to landfills. She says the average person in India keeps clothes for five to eight years. But wear and tear catches up; that's when it makes it to a landfill, Shabhuri says. The challenge now is there's a lot of materials, some of the materials disintegrate and tear many materials, she adds.

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