John,

Months ago we asked the newly elected progressive Chilean President
Gabriel Boric to regulate the fast fashion industry to end dumping sites
in Chile.

Last July 11th,  our Chilean partners, the enviromental group Desierto
Vestido warned about a big fire burning all the trash. You can see the
alarming photos and videos showing the bad air quality [ [link removed] ]here.

The huge dumping site has now disappeared!

[2]There is nothing left of the huge dumping site in the Atacama desert,
the desert is now clean with no clothes or trash left

But Desierto Vestido has reported they have already seen new clothes being
abandoned by importers. Now more than ever we must increase the pressure
to make sure there are no more dumping sites!

Thanks to our campaign, the organization [ [link removed] ]Remake, which seeks to promote
sustainable fashion, has invited us jointly with Desierto Vestido to talk
about what is happening in Chile next Monday July 11th at 11am Chilean
time. You can register for free [ [link removed] ]here. The event will be in English.

We hope you join us!



Thanks for all that you do,
Alys, Deborah and the team at SumOfUs


More information:

[ [link removed] ]Chile’s Atacama Desert: Where Fast Fashion Goes to Die. EcoWatch, 15
November 2021.
[ [link removed] ]Chile’s desert dumping ground for fast fashion leftovers. Al Jazeera,
08 November 2021.

 

 

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