Fashion waste

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Love your clothes For years, I have been deeply concerned with the issues surrounding fast fashion and sustainable fashion. The questions of who makes our clothes, how they are made, and where they end their life cycle are crucial in understanding the broader impact of our fashion choices. A significant portion of discarded clothing ends up in massive landfills that are not only environmentally damaging but also disrupt local economies and communities. These landfills symbolize the dark…

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation estimates that around a truckload of textile waste goes into open landfill or is incinerated every second. What little lifestyle changes make we all make to help counteract this? 1) Buy less. 2) Wear your items for longer. 3) Swap clothing. 4) Mend your clothing. 5) Upcycle clothing. 6) Buy second hand. #knotwaste #RepairReuseUpcycle #MendYourFuture #Sustainability #ethicalfashion #ecofashion #slowfashion #Slowdown #ChooseConsciously #MindfulFashion

Stella McCartney and Ellen MacArthur have announced the damning findings of a sustainability report. Is this the wake-up call the fashion industry needs?

Congratulations you have just finished buying the latest dress and are now up to date on the newest trend; however, two weeks later that dress you just bought

Used or surplus clothing from Western countries often ends up in Africa. Whether that’s good remains open to question.

Did you know that 92 million tons of textiles are discarded every year? That’s enough to fill the entire Empire State Building, create a… | Instagram

Shocking Photos Show Western ‘Fast Fashion’ That Pollute African Beaches Photographer Muntaka Chasant has documented thousands of washed-up clothes on a beach in Africa, laying bare the environmental impact of fast fashion. [Read More] #photography #photooftheday #love #instagood #instagram #photo #nature #picoftheday #like #photographer #follow #beautiful #art...

There is a growing trend within the sustainability community towards upcycling, by taking waste materials and giving them purpose by turning them into something more usable. In order to prevent more waste & pollution from being created, upcycling materials is one of the best (and craftiest)

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In honor of Earth Month, Oola's Everyday Sustainability is here to inspire you to become more eco-savvy! We've rounded up our favorite green products, lifestyle tips, and guides for living a sustainable life. Fast fashion and online shopping have made it easy to forget the long...

18-24 april 2016 Fashion Revolution Week

As the West continues to mass produce cheap clothes, a lot of it ends up barely worn, donated or in a landfill. In Ghana, the deluge of worn-out fashions has overwhelmed the West African country's infrastructure and poses huge environmental threats to its coastlines.