Article 3AJQX Quarter of Christmas jumpers were worn once and discarded last year

Quarter of Christmas jumpers were worn once and discarded last year

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Rebecca Smithers Consumer affairs correspondent
from Environment | The Guardian on (#3AJQX)

Charity urges people to rewear last year's jumper to reduce the waste impact of the throwaway festive fashion

One in four Christmas jumpers bought last year was thrown away or is unlikely to be worn again, according to new research which reveals that most novelty sweaters will only ever be worn once.

Emblazoned with flashing lights or more tasteful alpine motifs, the festive apparel is so popular that about 220m will be spent on them in the run up to Christmas this year.

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