# The circular economy

### Introduction

Lots of people are planning to buy no new clothes this year, favouring second-hand or making do with what they already have. However, sales at online fast fashion sites, trade is going well. Could you give up buying new clothes for a year? Would you do it over concerns with the environment? Georgina and Neil discuss this fashion and environment and teach you some useful items of vocabulary.

### This week's question

Do you know how many items of clothing were sent to landfill in the UK in 2017? Was it…

a) 23 million items

b) 234 million items

c) 2.3 billion items

Listen to the programme to find out the answer.

Use the next film to listen as you read and learn more new words.

While listening you may use the audioscript PDF.

Remember the audio part is only for listening.

### Vocabulary

pledging
publicly promising to do something (you can make a pledge to do something)

outsourced
given to another company to do, often because that company has the skills to do it or it can be done cheaper

undercuts
if a company undercuts another, it charges less to do a job than its competitor

stems from (something)
caused by or a result of something

illogical
unreasonable - not sensible, more driven by emotions than practical reason

backlash
strong negative reaction to what is happening

Could you give up fast fashion https://youtu.be/3-icphihD6Y

Could you give up fast fashion?

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