Mountain of discarded clothes in Chilean desert is visible from space

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Mountain of discarded clothes in Chilean desert is visible from space

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From Space.com:
"... Last month, the satellite imagery app SkyFi revealed views from orbit of the pile of clothes that is created as a result of the fast fashion industry, which produces an estimated 92 million tons of waste a year. Included in the clothing mountain are some unusual items, such as ski boots and unwanted Christmas sweaters. ..."

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Re: Mountain of discarded clothes in Chilean desert is visible from space

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Simply unbelievable 😲

While packing for our pending move I realized how old most of my clothing is, I have many items going back to 1993 when we got married.

I guess I'm not very fashionable lol
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