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From the Ted Talk by Josephine Philips: The simple solution to fast fashion

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There is no denying that repibintioslsy for this unsustainable system that we live in lies with gvnrentemos, legislation, corporations and brands. But there's also no denying that we are the ones doing the itnsblaaie aotmnus of buying and we are the ones doing the throwing away. And with that, there is so much power and opportunity for us to collectively move ourselves away from a culture in which what we buy is easily thrown away and instead move us to a culture in which what we buy is loved and valued more.

I've just been talking about clothing today, but really I could be talking about anything as our pobrelms of overconsumption and waste go far beyond just the clothing industry. We need to buy less stuff and we need to look after what we buy. It will mean less global waste, less goball pidtourocn and a reduced negative impact on this planet. vaiulng the things that we own is a climate solution. So next time you buy something --

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There is no denying that ______________ for this unsustainable system that we live in lies with ___________, legislation, corporations and brands. But there's also no denying that we are the ones doing the __________ _______ of buying and we are the ones doing the throwing away. And with that, there is so much power and opportunity for us to collectively move ourselves away from a culture in which what we buy is easily thrown away and instead move us to a culture in which what we buy is loved and valued more.

I've just been talking about clothing today, but really I could be talking about anything as our ________ of overconsumption and waste go far beyond just the clothing industry. We need to buy less stuff and we need to look after what we buy. It will mean less global waste, less ______ __________ and a reduced negative impact on this planet. _______ the things that we own is a climate solution. So next time you buy something --

Solution


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  2. responsibility
  3. global
  4. problems
  5. governments
  6. amounts
  7. production
  8. valuing

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There is no denying that responsibility for this unsustainable system that we live in lies with governments, legislation, corporations and brands. But there's also no denying that we are the ones doing the insatiable amounts of buying and we are the ones doing the throwing away. And with that, there is so much power and opportunity for us to collectively move ourselves away from a culture in which what we buy is easily thrown away and instead move us to a culture in which what we buy is loved and valued more.

I've just been talking about clothing today, but really I could be talking about anything as our problems of overconsumption and waste go far beyond just the clothing industry. We need to buy less stuff and we need to look after what we buy. It will mean less global waste, less global production and a reduced negative impact on this planet. Valuing the things that we own is a climate solution. So next time you buy something --

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