Money for old socks: John Lewis to buy back clothes to cut waste
by Rebecca Smithers Consumer affairs correspondent from on (#3SFZ1)
Retailer offers incentive to send back worn and unwanted items instead of binning them
John Lewis is to buy back worn and unwanted clothing from its customers - including underwear and old socks - in a UK industry first that aims to reduce the 300,000 tonnes of fashion waste going into landfill each year.
Customers can arrange through an app to have any unwanted clothing that they bought from John Lewis collected from their home, and they will be paid for each item regardless of its condition.