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July 30, 2025Open Access

The International Second-Hand Clothing Trade, Sustainability and the Circular Economy

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Analysis reveals the second-hand clothing trade's economic impacts in low-income nations, suggesting it exacerbates fast fashion consumption.

Key Points

  • The second-hand clothing trade globally circulates over 24 billion items annually, valued at $4.9 billion.
  • Imports from the second-hand trade negatively impact local clothing industries in low-income countries.
  • The study analyzes UN Comtrade data to map major exporters and destinations of used clothing.
  • Peer-to-peer retail models like Vinted illustrate emerging patterns but fail to challenge the unsustainability of the fast fashion industry.

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Andrew Brooks (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a0945e6551bb0af8cf06bhttps://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202507.2125.v1
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