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Clothes Are Flowing to Landfills University of Dayton Students Are Trying to Decrease the Waste Stream

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The article describes a local university initiative to reduce textile waste through clothing swaps. No direct commercial mechanism is identified; no company, commodity price, supply chain disruption, or regulatory change is mentioned. The impact is limited to campus-level sustainability efforts with negligible commercial significance.

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  • University of Dayton students organized Clothing Swaps starting Fall 2024.
  • Nearly 900 pounds of clothing diverted from landfills, 452 pounds swapped.
  • Textiles make up 8% of waste at Montgomery County Waste Transfer Station.
  • Other Ohio universities have similar initiatives to combat fast fashion.

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