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“An Apocalyptic Scene”: the Chilean Desert, the World’s Fast-Fashion Dumping Ground

Mountains of clothing litter the ground in Chile's Atacama Desert, which receives tons of unsold stock from the global fast-fashion industry. These illegal dumps are a "public health crisis," denounce NGOs. Atacama Desert (Chile), report Amidst the canyons and rocky peaks of Chile's Atacama Desert, Bastian Barria meticulously examines the ground strewn with various types of burnt waste. His gaze falls on a shirt sleeve protruding from a black s…
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Mountains of clothing litter the ground in Chile's Atacama Desert, which receives tons of unsold stock from the global fast-fashion industry. These illegal dumps are a "public health crisis," denounce NGOs. Atacama Desert (Chile), report Amidst the canyons and rocky peaks of Chile's Atacama Desert, Bastian Barria meticulously examines the ground strewn with various types of burnt waste. His gaze falls on a shirt sleeve protruding from a black s…

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Reporterre, le quotidien de l'écologie… broke the news on Friday, April 24, 2026.
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