# Brian London, Marisa Adler & Eric Stubin - The Hidden Economy of Recycled Clothes (Ep. 317)

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Podcast: [Infinite Loops](https://stenobird.com/podcast/infinite-loops-259760)
Published: 2026-06-04T12:10:00+00:00
Episode link: https://infiniteloopspodcast.com/317
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## Resource

What actually happens after you donate a bag of clothes? Most people assume it gets sold locally to someone in need, but the reality is much bigger, stranger, and more global. In this episode of Infinite Loops, hosted by OSV's Nick Tawil , we sit down for a roundtable on the hidden global economy of secondhand textiles with Brian London , Marisa Adler , and Eric Stubin , all experts in the field. We discuss how the industry works, why fast fashion has made the problem harder, why 70% of the world uses secondhand clothing, what AI can and can't solve, and why turning an old shirt into a new shirt is still much harder than it sounds. Substack: https://newsletter.osv.llc/

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