Globally there is a huge demand to change the way we interact with and treat the world, particularly since news broke in 2018 that we have only 12 years to limit catastrophic climate change.

The retail industry can be particularly wasteful: returns and excess inventory exceeds $1.2tn globally. Products that have been damaged or are no longer fashionable are notoriously hard to resell, and retailers are often forced to dispose of them.

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