ALT: Sanjay Dutt's Intense Stare in Panipat

Reports of lung disease, skin conditions and even cancer are rising in Panipat, which recycles 1 million tonnes of textile waste a year

Reports of lung disease, skin conditions and even cancer are rising in Panipat, which recycles 1 million tonnes of textile waste a year

Reports of lung disease, skin conditions and even cancer are rising in Panipat, which recycles 1 million tonnes of textile waste a year

Reports of lung disease, skin conditions and even cancer are rising in Panipat, which recycles 1 million tonnes of textile waste a year

Union cites civic issues, threatens indefinite stir over pending demands.

On paper, it looks like a circular solution to fast fashion’s waste problem. But in reality, each step carries its own devastating cost on the Panipat’s people and its environment.

Panipat, India – in a dusty, dim cotton-processing workshop, Rajesh stands beside a fabric shredding machine, handing white fabric under the sharp blades. These are remnants of clothing brought from the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and other countries, arriving in Panipat by trucks and scattered into piles. In the warehouses, the clothing hangs to the ceiling. In one workshop they remove zippers and buttons; somewhere fibers are spun into yarns, dyed, bleached, and then woven again into carpets, blankets, and rugs. Workers move quickly between the workshops, sorting offcuts by color and fabric type, keeping pace with global consumption. Some of the garments still bear charity-store labels; others look used. The price of fast fashion for people and the environment Panipat has become the final link in the fast fashion chain – the modern trend of buying more clothes but wearing them for a short time. Usually such clothing is not designed for longevity, and every year more than a million tons of recyclable waste ends up here. It may seem that such a concept could be a circular solution to the waste problem. However, in practice, every step has destructive consequences for the people of the city...

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