Resurfaced reports of Burberry burning $37 million in clothes in 2018 reignite anger

Resurfaced reports of Burberry burning $37 million in clothes in 2018 reignite anger

A viral Reddit post is once again shining a light on one of fashion's most controversial practices: destroying perfectly usable products. What happened? A recent discussion in the Anticonsumption subreddit with thousands of upvotes revived criticism of Burberry, revisiting 2018 reports that the company destroyed roughly $37 million in unsold products in a single year. According to BBC reporting from that period, "Fashion firms including Burberry…