The Importance of Reuse and Repair

A Call for Canadian Municipal Action to Promote Clothing Repair Events

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https://doi.org/10.54337/plate2025-10372

Keywords:

Clothing, Repair events, Mending, Municipal action, Sustainability

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24-06-2025

How to Cite

Vung, C., MacDonald, M. J., McQueen, R., & Kozlowski, A. (2025). The Importance of Reuse and Repair: A Call for Canadian Municipal Action to Promote Clothing Repair Events. Proceedings of the 6th Product Lifetimes and the Environment Conference (PLATE2025), (6). https://doi.org/10.54337/plate2025-10372

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Track 4: Repair, Care and Maintenance – Extended Abstracts