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Clothing firms urged to act on plastic pollution

London - On the opening day of London Fashion Week, Friends of the Earth are calling on the fashion industry to do more to tackle plastic pollution, as new figures highlight that the sector is a “significant contribution” to the problem. The environmental campaign group states clothes washing in the UK is estimated to generate around 4,000...

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Friends of the Earth boycott Prada

Superfluous bright lights are quickly going out of fashion. A green group will call for a consumer boycott against Prada if the luxury fashion chain fails to dim its illuminated sign boards. Friends of the Earth said the sign board at Prada's flagship store in the central business district in Hong Kong was needlessly illuminated from dusk until...