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Reselling basics, what can be sold
Short answer: Basics sell best when they are unworn or nearly new and still in the range. Used underwear is not sold ...
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What to do with clothes you do not use
Short answer: Sell what is in good condition, donate what others can use, and take the rest to textile collection. No...
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Lifespan as the most important factor
Short answer: An item used twice as long halves the need for new ones. Lifespan is therefore what you have the most i...
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Why fewer purchases matter most
Short answer: The biggest single number in clothing consumption is how many items are bought. Everything else, from w...
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What a return means for transport
Short answer: A return doubles the transport for that item and adds an extra handling step. The best return is the on...
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Transporting clothes, the major stages
Short answer: Clothes travel in three stages: from factory to port, across the sea in a container, and from warehouse...
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What happens to the bag the item came in
Short answer: Clean plastic film can be recycled in most places. If the bag is dirty or combined with paper, it belon...
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What packaging weighs in a parcel
Short answer: An ordinary clothing parcel consists of the item plus five to twenty grams of packaging. Most of it is ...
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A full machine against a half machine
Short answer: A full machine uses almost the same water and power as a half load. That makes a full machine twice as ...
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Fabric softener, what it does and does not do
Short answer: Fabric softener coats the fibres with a thin layer of fat so they slide more easily against each other....
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Why too much detergent is waste
Short answer: Detergent that does not rinse out makes clothes neither cleaner nor softer. It stays in the fabric, mak...
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How much detergent is enough
Short answer: Half the recommended dose is enough for lightly soiled clothes in soft water. The dosage on the pack is...
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