2017-09-05

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Trace the life cycle of a classic white t-shirt to find out how they’re made and what is their ultimate environmental impact.

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Consider the classic white t-shirt. Annually, we sell and buy 2 billion t-shirts globally, making it one of the most common garments in the world. But how and where is the average t-shirt made, and what’s its environmental impact? Angel Chang traces the life cycle of a t-shirt.

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