For all the talk of circularity, waste workers—the plastic pickers in Brazil, secondhand retailers in Ghana, textile sorters in India, to name a few—were largely overlooked.
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Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
There would be the pickers going through drawers looking for a good deal, and the antique-loving Southerners hoping to find a set of Chantilly silver to complete their 12-person table.
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