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Podcast: WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press
Episode: "23 billion pairs of shoes every year and we're throwing out 22 billion!" - Chandni Batra on What the Sneaker Giants Don't Tell You
Description: Twenty-two billion! What are we playing at?!Things get worse when we look at the materials most commonly in use. The sports shoe category in particular is a giant, influential sector, yet its waste footprint and chemical inputs tend to fall under the radar. And don't get us started on the Crocsification of everything! Injection-moulded EVA is coming to a clog near you, but don't let's pretend that's sustainable.Increasingly, our shoes are made of frankenstein plastics, and even their creators don't necessarily know what's in them. This week on...