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More than half of Scots regret a clothes purchase says Oxfam as charity highlights 'human cost' of waste

Oxfam said that with a pair of jeans taking thousands of litres of water to produce, and Scotland's consumption emissions having risen for the second year in a row, the findings highlight the need to end the "cycle" of new clothes purchases in favour of more sustainable alternatives.

More than half of Scots regret a clothes purchase says Oxfam as charity highlights 'human cost' of waste

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Oxfam said that with a pair of jeans taking thousands of litres of water to produce, and Scotland's consumption emissions having risen for the second year in a row, the findings highlight the need to end...

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Oxfam said that with a pair of jeans taking thousands of litres of water to produce, and Scotland's consumption emissions having risen for the second year in a row, the findings highlight the need to end the "cycle" of new clothes purchases in favour of more sustainable alternatives.

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Oxfam said that with a pair of jeans taking thousands of litres of water to produce, and Scotland's consumption emissions having risen for the second year in a row, the findings highlight the need to end the "cycle" of new clothes purchases in favour of more sustainable alternatives.

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