Clothing Sales: Sustainability

Baroness Jenkin of Kennington Excerpts
Monday 11th September 2023

(1 year, 2 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Jenkin of Kennington Portrait Baroness Jenkin of Kennington (Con)
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My Lords, we are now well into Second Hand September. Speaking as somebody who made a vow 12 years ago to never buy anything new for the rest of my life, might I encourage my noble friend to join this campaign? eBay, charity shops, Swishing and Vinted are all alternatives to us buying new clothes and creating more of a problem.

Lord Benyon Portrait Lord Benyon (Con)
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My noble friend is a living example that buying from thrift shops is what we should all be doing. This month in particular, we should be encouraging people to do that. Slow fashion is the way forward. We need to continue to make sure that we are requiring manufacturers and retailers to make and sell goods that last longer, are properly supplied and do not go landfill when they come to the end of their natural life. Recycling is an emerging technology, but the most important thing is that we all stop buying so many new things.