A popular children’s clothing company has come under fire for allegedly throwing out and destroying perfectly good, unsold merchandise. This is a practice of brands destroying a product as a way to maintain exclusivity through scarcity, and we explore why this is just another reason the fashion industry is often cited as one of the world’s worst polluters.

<p>A popular children&rsquo;s clothing company has come under fire for allegedly <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/carters-ohskosh-called-out-for-destroying-product-212525831.html">throwing out and destroying perfectly good, unsold merchandise</a>. This is a practice of brands destroying a product as a way to maintain exclusivity through scarcity, and we explore why this is just another reason the fashion industry is often cited as one of the world&rsquo;s worst polluters.</p>

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