We Buy A Staggering Amount Of Clothing, And Most Of It Ends Up In Landfills
8 years, 6 months ago

We Buy A Staggering Amount Of Clothing, And Most Of It Ends Up In Landfills

Huff Post  

Digital Vision via Getty Images This article is part of HuffPost’s “Reclaim” campaign, an ongoing project spotlighting the world’s waste crisis and how we can begin to solve it. Fashion is considered to be one of the most polluting industries in the world, and the 1,135 people who died in the 2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh are a constant reminder of the terrible conditions suffered by millions of garment workers around the globe. Nearly three-quarters of Nike’s footwear now contain materials made from waste products from its own manufacturing process; H&M is investing in new recycling technology and offering in-store collection points, where customers can deposit old clothes. That means taking a moment to breathe every time we get tempted by the latest fashion ― or enticed by a new markdown ― and asking ourselves a few very simple questions: Do I really need this, will it make me happy and will it make the world more or less beautiful?

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People turn to making and mending their own clothes to save money as cost of living crisis looms large
7 months, 4 weeks ago

People turn to making and mending their own clothes to save money as cost of living crisis looms large

ABC  

The clientele at Sophie Parry's sewing studio in Redfern have traditionally been crafters reaching for a new hobby or groups of women sipping a sparkling wine at a hens do. "A lot of the people who I speak to are in their early 30s and they're looking for more ways to save money," she said. "Sometimes we think clothes are …

Cost of living help: Thrifty shopper reveals the shocking statistic that stopped her from buying new clothes
2 years, 4 months ago

Cost of living help: Thrifty shopper reveals the shocking statistic that stopped her from buying new clothes

The Independent  

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When sustainable fashion becomes an act of revolution; here's how to keep disposable consumerism at bay
2 years, 10 months ago

When sustainable fashion becomes an act of revolution; here's how to keep disposable consumerism at bay

Firstpost  

Think of the fabled Danish butter cookie tins found in every household that the internet made memes about for never containing cookies, only sewing supplies. As part of the theme this year, ‘Money, Fashion, Power,’ skilled practitioners in different parts of the world conducted mending sessions to socialise the message that mending is an act of reclamation and revolution. Renewal …

Thriftiness still a virtue despite prosperous lifestyle
3 years, 2 months ago

Thriftiness still a virtue despite prosperous lifestyle

China Daily  

Farmers rush to harvest rice in Jiangjin district of Chongqing municipality, on Aug 9, 2020. Editor's Note: Four decades of reform and opening-up have not only turned China into the world's second-biggest economy but also changed Chinese people's way of life. While foreign visitors were surprised to see almost the entire population wearing the same style of dress, the Chinese …

Thriftiness still a virtue despite prosperous lifestyle
3 years, 2 months ago

Thriftiness still a virtue despite prosperous lifestyle

China Daily  

Farmers rush to harvest rice in Jiangjin district of Chongqing municipality, on Aug 9, 2020. Editor's Note: Four decades of reform and opening-up have not only turned China into the world's second-biggest economy but also changed Chinese people's way of life. While foreign visitors were surprised to see almost the entire population wearing the same style of dress, the Chinese …

How carbon might go out of fashion
3 years, 4 months ago

How carbon might go out of fashion

BBC  

How carbon might go out of fashion 9 November 2021 Share Save Laura Paddison Features correspondent Share Save Georges Gobet/Getty Images Due to the complex mixture of materials in modern fabrics, recycling clothing is currently a labour intensive task How carbon has gone out of fashion The fashion industry contributes between 2-10% of global carbon emissions – so how might …

Fashion victims: Garment workers risk losing jobs during crisis
4 years, 5 months ago

Fashion victims: Garment workers risk losing jobs during crisis

Al Jazeera  

Clothing brands demand heavy cuts in costs of suppliers, many of whom could be forced to lay off workers, survey finds. Millions of garment workers could lose their jobs as global brands are demanding price cuts and delaying payments to suppliers who are desperate for orders to survive the new coronavirus pandemic, researchers said on Friday. “If this figure holds …

Why clothes are so hard to recycle
4 years, 8 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 …

Does fast fashion have to die for the environment to live?
5 years, 4 months ago

Does fast fashion have to die for the environment to live?

LA Times  

Shoppers walk into an H&M store in New York. “If your business model is based on volume, that’s not what’s part of the sustainable movement in any industry,” said Dana Thomas, a journalist and author of “Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes.” “Zero waste is the goal, and you’re not hitting the zero waste targets …

Fashion revolution: Here’s why I don’t buy new clothes
5 years, 8 months ago

Fashion revolution: Here’s why I don’t buy new clothes

Hindustan Times  

A few years ago, I decided to explore the world of zero-waste living. We have great flea markets in our cities, and this is a great way to give clothes a second life, says zero-waste advocate Mallika Arya. We have great flea markets in our cities too, and this is a great way to give clothes a second life. In …

Fast fashion leaves charity shops inundated with cheap clothes that end up in landfill
6 years, 4 months ago

Fast fashion leaves charity shops inundated with cheap clothes that end up in landfill

The Independent  

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Destroying Unsold Clothes Is Fashion’s Dirty Secret. And We’re Complicit.
6 years, 5 months ago

Destroying Unsold Clothes Is Fashion’s Dirty Secret. And We’re Complicit.

Huff Post  

A Burberry ensemble from its London Fashion Week spring/summer 2018 show. In July, two months after the company signed onto an agreement to reduce waste, news broke that the luxury label burned millions of dollars’ worth of unsold stock. Victor VIRGILE via Getty Images You get the sense that luxury fashion label Burberry very much regrets its decision to burn …

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