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How the high cost of going green is slowing denim's sustainable direction
2019-02-12 18:01:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
There has been a marked shift toward more sustainable practices in the global denim industry, from the employment of new finishing technologies that cut water and chemical use to the recycling of post-consumer waste. A speedier move to an all-green denim world is the ideal, but the sector is far from this. The biggest hurdle? No-one is willing to foot the bill. Hannah Abdulla reports.
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