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Would you rent your clothes?

We ask whether clothing rental could help tackle the environmental impact of fashion.

As Donald Trump arrives in California, we talk to Kiran Stacey of the Financial Times about the President's intention to prohibit the state from setting its own vehicle emission rules. California has historically been allowed to have stricter standards, so what's behind the change?

Also in the programme, we ask whether clothing rental could help tackle the environmental impact of fashion. Alice Wilby is a sustainable fashion expert who lectures at Central St. Martin's College in London, and discusses the background. Elaina Simms is chief operating officer of MyWardrobeHQ, which offers clothing rental in the UK, and tells us why they believe it's a model that could catch on. And we discuss likely consumer interest in the idea with Samantha Conti, London bureau chief of the fashion industry's trade journal, Women's Wear Daily.

Plus, we hear about the changes and disruption faced by farmers in Chile, who are now sharing the landscape with vast lithium mines.

(Picture: A clothing rail. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

27 minutes

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Tue 17 Sep 2019 21:32GMT

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  • Tue 17 Sep 2019 21:32GMT