Why would this ever happen? Is it cheaper to destroy than sell at discount?
Thats also the case for a lot of electronics, it’s not just a problem with clothes
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#52Great! “Fashion” is capitalism’s toxic way of having people discard perfectly good clothes and buy new ones every 12 months. It’s stupid, wasteful, and disgusting
This has nothing to do with consumers throwing away their old clothes. It's specifically about companies throwing away clothes that were never bought by consumers.
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#53Why would this ever happen? Is it cheaper to destroy than sell at discount?
Luxury brands don't want the poors to be seen wearing their merchandise. It hurts brand perception.
That’s pretty outdated, luxury brands have been selling cheaper clothes since decades at this point. It’s not uncommon to see people without wealth wearing luxury branded clothes (though of course they are mass produced and aren’t the actual luxurious clothes, just a way to wear the brand name)
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#54It seems like this policy would lead to shortages in less common sizes of clothing.
How do you figure?
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#55Is this a problem in the EU? I often think in terms of home remodels that a family might do at least once. Those can easily fill a dumpster with tons of garbage. That's much more waste than a family could ever generate directly or indirectly in clothing.
I lived in a small building along with a French family with 5 children. The amount of trash they had every week was incredible. We had our small trash bag and theirs would be a heap of bags chest high. I sometimes wondered if he was throwing out trash from his business too. While living there the system changed from paying for a disposal service to pre-buying special bags that cost around 2.50chf per 35L bag. The Fre…
I think the children alone are enough of an explanation…
Re: EU ban on destruction of unsold clothes and shoes enters into application
#56Industrial production would far exceed the needs of people in the target markets. Supply chains are also highly streamlined. Some amazon boxes would go to dump unopened, after delivering to customer. The state of perishable goods is much worse. A lot is dumped in food and short shelf-life items. Nothing can be done here. This is not even a brand issue. Do not give license to industrial production or imports that far…
> The state of perishable goods is much worse. A lot is dumped in food and short shelf-life items. Nothing can be done here. That’s already regulated in multiple countries
That's interesting. Mind telling how regulation would stop dumping of expired or unconsumed food and other stuff?
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#57It should be illegal for stores to throw away edible food.
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#58I don’t understand why they would ban this rather than charge for it. It seems very likely that destroying unsold clothes is sometimes the socially efficient thing to do, even after taking into account the environmental externalities.
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#59It should be illegal for stores to throw away edible food.
Makes it more expensive for everyone and also decentivize donating food to homeless or anyone in need.
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#60some places already do this for food where anything thats after sell by date but still safe to eat has to be donated to a food bank. i think it should be expanded to cover more categories than food and clothes when reuse and recycling infra grows to take the demand. its not just good for the environment it also prevents producers from restricting supply to keep their profits high. the ultimate goal is make it illegal…
It may be an incentive to produce less and restrict options available. It really depends on how much harm it does to the company to donate or mark down their product.