"Secondhand Clothing Imports from US to Guatemala: A Study"

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How do you findings relate to the policy debates about the extended producer responsibility schemes and the sustainable textile models? This is a tricky part, right? Because while efforts to improve transparency and environmental outcome in exporting countries are welcomed, we must caution against unintended consequences or burden for export or receiving markets through technical. Barrier. We cannot adopt one-size-fits-all policy approaches. The market in Guatemala is very different than El Salvador, very different than Kenya, very different in Uganda and Tanzania. So further policy needs to support both environmental objectives and inclusive trade through granular data. For example, E PR framework needs to be globally inclusive and truly acknowledge the transboundary nature of second hand clothing. Industry Further data analysis needs to be done on the mechanism and the economic impact at each layer of the supply chain. It is very important to map out the existing infrastructure and economic feasibility of the various interventions. It's important to know that policy changes such as mandates or pre sorting or finding sorting for export could have an unintentionally push the cost downstream. This can undermine local value chain and reduce. Employment Opportunity such as inserting logistics and many other in countries such as Guatemala.