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EU ban on destruction of unsold clothes and shoes enters into application

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Re: EU ban on destruction of unsold clothes and shoes enters into application

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This whole story that Europe suffers from overregulation is just in parts true, and mainly lazy thinking. In fact there was a study by an American law school that came to the conclusion that the US has more bureaucracy than many European countries… Recommended read: https://www.andybudd.com/archives/2026/04/the-lazy-myth-that...

I don't really find this article persuasive. To pick out a good example of why: > The debate around chlorinated chicken was never really just about chicken. It became a symbol of something larger: the fear that “market access” would become a polite way of saying, “please lower your food and safety standards so our companies can sell more easily into your market.” You can dismiss that as protectionism if you like. Fro…

> Chemical washing of chicken is a safe and effective way to reduce pathogens.

and to contaminate the food chemically.

Re: EU ban on destruction of unsold clothes and shoes enters into application

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Or (c) lower the price to the market clearing price point and your clothes will be gone.

Market clearing prices can be negative i.e. you have to pay someone to "buy" them. This regularly happens in commodities markets. In agriculture, for example, negative market clearing prices is why a lot of food ends up in a landfill instead of on store shelves.

Sure, negative clearing prices indicate overproduction. Thus producer should lower their output and not destroy the output. I know that from a finance perspective, it could make sense to destroy some products instead of lowering prices, but from a human perspective that sounds so stupid, especially if you consider food or livestock!
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