Is trashion the future?
3 years, 10 months ago

Is trashion the future?

Live Mint  

"Main jaadugar hoon,” laughs Indra Kumari, adjusting her mask. For, since the day she walked into an export house seven years ago to report for her first job as a visual merchandiser and saw “pahads and pahads” of discarded garments, she made it her life’s mission to move people from a “disposable mindset to a reuse mindset”. “It took a virus to bring the change but at least trash is no longer a dirty word in the fashion vocabulary.” Soharia isn’t alone in believing in the power of “trash”. In Tamil Nadu, the yarn bowl of India, Srihari Balakrishnan, the managing director of KG Fabriks Ltd, one of India’s leading textile companies, says fabric scrap has become “the new gold”. Recycling has become a need of the hour.” When I ask about her whether India’s hand-me-down culture can help it fight the piling fashion waste problem, she offers food for thought: “We give our clothes to family either because they are treasured or they are of no use to us, giving us an opportunity to buy new clothes.

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Scientifically Speaking | New recycling technologies show promise in curbing fast fashion's environmental impact
5 months ago

Scientifically Speaking | New recycling technologies show promise in curbing fast fashion's environmental impact

Hindustan Times  

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World Environment Day 2023: 5 Tips To Minimize Waste And Foster Eco-Consciousness At Work
1 year, 6 months ago

World Environment Day 2023: 5 Tips To Minimize Waste And Foster Eco-Consciousness At Work

News 18  

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Our Favorite Clothing Made From Recycled Materials
1 year, 11 months ago

Our Favorite Clothing Made From Recycled Materials

Wired  

I love clothes, but the fashion industry is having a crisis all on its own, on top of the trash crisis and general climate crisis we've been dealing with for decades. We can reduce our own plastic usage, especially swapping single-use plastics out for reusable items, but some fashion brands have figured out how to turn some of that trash—mostly …

The downsides of a ‘wipe-clean world’
2 years, 4 months ago

The downsides of a ‘wipe-clean world’

BBC  

The downsides of a ‘wipe-clean world’ Getty Images/ Peter Stackpole When it first emerged in design, plastic embodied progress, glamour and convenience. In the exhibition Plastic: Remaking Our World, the Vitra Design Museum explores how plastic became so omnipresent, and encourages us to think about more considerate production and use. Vitra Design Museum/ Jürgen Hans The iconic 1963 Pallo Chair …

Almost 80 per cent of unwanted textiles end up in landfill, a report finds
3 years, 6 months ago

Almost 80 per cent of unwanted textiles end up in landfill, a report finds

ABC  

Of almost 305,000 tonnes of textiles discarded in NSW last year, only 800 tonnes were recycled, a report has found. Key points: A report finds nearly 330,000 tonnes of textiles are imported into NSW each year, and about 305,000 tonnes are discarded About 240,000 tonnes go to landfill, while 62,000 tonnes are exported for reuse by charities Designers are urged …

Why clothes are so hard to recycle
4 years, 5 months ago

Why clothes are so hard to recycle

BBC  

Why clothes are so hard to recycle Press Association The rise of fast fashion is largely behind the growing amounts of clothing we buy and throw away each year Fast fashion is leading to a mountain of clothing being thrown away each year and has a huge impact on the environment, so can we turn our unwanted garments into something …

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