From October, France will pay a bonus to encourage people to have their clothes and shoes repaired rather than throwing them away, the government said.
The move aims to cut down on the 700,000 tonnes of clothes thrown away by French people each year, two-thirds of which end up in landfills.
“From October, consumers will be able to be supported in the repair of their clothes and shoes,” secretary of state for ecology Berangere Couillard said Tuesday during a visit to the Paris premises of La Caserne, a hub for responsible fashion.
She invited “all sewing workshops and shoemakers to join the system”, to be labelled by eco-organisation Refashion.
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