28th November 2023
Last week in response to the news that Lidl was renting out Christmas jumpers, the Guardian noted that “The environmental charity Hubbub reported in 2019 that 12m jumpers were forecast to be bought that year, despite 65m already languishing in UK wardrobes. The novelty jumpers are, the charity said, one of the worst examples of fast fashion, now recognised as hugely damaging to the environment.” (1)
Hubbub’s website lists various ways of avoiding this waste – https://hubbub.org.uk/cheap-sustainable-christmas-jumper-ideas
The Green Tau 