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More Moves Towards Recycling The body says that making more use of these clothes through re-use and other routes such as design changes, alteration, repair, and recycling, will benefit both families and firms across the country. It also goes a step further by identifying potential new business models for industry that can add to the bottom line, increase the range of services, or stimulate markets. The Marks & Spencer and Oxfam Shwopping initiative has provided clear evidence that there’s both retailer awareness and customer interest in this kind of approach. Another new business opportunity is retailers establishing ‘buy-back’ schemes which enable customers to sell own-brand clothes they no longer want back to the shop for re-sale. With more than half of those surveyed saying they would sell back items and over two-thirds happy to consider buying returned clothes, this type of initiative could provide an extra income stream from a ready customer base. THE £30bn HIDDEN WARDROBE