Fashion Industry Seeks Alternatives to Single-Use Plastic Packaging
Fashion for Good, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail and the Circular Apparel Innovation Factory are looking at alternatives to virgin plastic.
Source: sourcingjournal.com
Fashion for Good, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail and the Circular Apparel Innovation Factory are looking at alternatives to virgin plastic.
Source: sourcingjournal.com
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