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world El Financiero 2026-04-22

Sweden promotes clothing swaps to reduce fast fashion's environmental impact

In Sweden, laws prohibit throwing clothing in regular trash, spurring large annual swap events. These initiatives aim to combat fast fashion's massive environmental footprint, which contributes to global carbon emissions and water waste.


En Suecia, el año pasado quedó prohibido tirar ropa a la basura común, en un intento por promover el reciclaje de prendas. <p>Alva Palosaari Sundman recorrió durante horas los percheros de<a href="https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/mis-finanzas/2025/03/19/triunfo-para-la-paca-por-que-comprar-ropa-de-segunda-mano-es-cada-vez-mas-atractivo/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/mis-finanzas/2025/03/19/triunfo-para-la-paca-por-que-comprar-ropa-de-segunda-mano-es-cada...

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