Reply to: Yeezy does it.

[Zigenare]

I know all about that thanks, I was wondering what it had to do with the specific subject being discussed.

Disclosure: I volunteer for Oxfam and they do a huge amount of good in the world, despite those scandals. Following that, they had a massive overhaul of how they operate to minimise the chance of anything like that happening again.

That's nice, not "stamp out" but "minimise" - still, I guess lessons were learned and all that...

[Snooky]

Learn to Google...
https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/voice...t-scandal.html

I know all about that thanks, I was wondering what it had to do with the specific subject being discussed.

Disclosure: I volunteer for Oxfam and they do a huge amount of good in the world, despite those scandals. Following that, they had a massive overhaul of how they operate to minimise the chance of anything like that happening again.

[Zigenare]

Care to elaborate?

<Cough>Learn to Google...</Cough>
https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/voice...t-scandal.html

[Snooky]

Of course not. <cough>Oxfam<cough>

Care to elaborate?

[Zigenare]

In my tatterdemalion case, it's almost nothing, though the ancient, much repaired, pair of M&S cords have finally reached the stage of meeting the rag bag when the recent repair to the repair required a further repair.

You strike me as the kind of person who would own a darning mushroom.

[DoctorStrangelove]

THe amount of clothing a person typically discards in a year is very low and that's after getting use out of it.

In my tatterdemalion case, it's almost nothing, though the ancient, much repaired, pair of M&S cords have finally reached the stage of meeting the rag bag when the recent repair to the repair required a further repair.

[d000hg]

As do consumers.

Most consumers don't burn huge piles of brand new clothes. THe amount of clothing a person typically discards in a year is very low and that's after getting use out of it.

This is a very "all lives matter" kind of response IMO.

[vetran]

As do consumers.

well the clothing bins at supermarkets and bags put out for charity always seem to be full.

Now if you funded such initiatives by say a tax on shop & internet sales it would make sense.

[Zigenare]

That's the problem with large corporate attitudes to recycling. There's materials there which *could* be repurposed but they would rather douse the lot in petrol because their shareholders will consider the cost of recycling to be more impactful than the reputational damage of not considering a more eco friendly solution.

Manufacturers need to be accountable for the disposal of their products.

As do consumers.

[ladymuck]

Cost to do it will far outweigh the benefit. Who's going to pay? Every option is unattractive so sounds simple but it's proper millstone they've got there. No good answer to their quandary.

That's the problem with large corporate attitudes to recycling. There's materials there which *could* be repurposed but they would rather douse the lot in petrol because their shareholders will consider the cost of recycling to be more impactful than the reputational damage of not considering a more eco friendly solution.

Manufacturers need to be accountable for the disposal of their products.

[pr1]

To be written off against any tax bills - after the trademark fees have been paid to the mothership of course.

Indeed, at cost price £1.1bn is a hell of a lot of product, at "yeezy" RRP it's probably about six pairs of trainers

[northernladuk]

Or they could recycle the materials? It's the more socially responsible thing to do even if burning them is cheaper.

Cost to do it will far outweigh the benefit. Who's going to pay? Every option is unattractive so sounds simple but it's proper millstone they've got there. No good answer to their quandary.

[ladymuck]

Or they could recycle the materials? It's the more socially responsible thing to do even if burning them is cheaper.

[northernladuk]

don't shame the charities!

Of course not. <cough>Oxfam<cough>

[vetran]

Because the poor people are likely to rely on a supply chain of highly corrupt organisations who will intercept them and they'll appear for sale just lining some criminals pocket rather than being used for what is intended which causes more harm than good.

don't shame the charities!