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People are buying more clothing today than they did 15 years ago.
But they’re only wearing it half as long.
That means clothing production and sales are both on the rise, and so is the amount of clothing in landfills.
In such a climate, “fast-fashion” companies, like Forever 21 and Zaful, are growing, said Karen Leonas, a professor in the Wilson College of Textiles at N.C. State University. And thrift stores and secondhand clothing sales are growing even faster, at 24 times the rate of other retail.
