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Can Mass Customization Improve the Sustainability of Fashion?

More than 2,000 pieces of clothing are thrown away every second — amounting to more than 11 million tons of textile waste produced by the fashion industry each year, according to Bloomberg Green. A new study co-authored by a Penn State Smeal College of Business professor suggests that mass customization can be a solution to the fashion industry’s overproduction if adopted under the right circumstances.

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