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Used or surplus clothing from Western countries often ends up in Africa. Whether that’s good remains open to question.
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Cute, affordable clothes have never been easier to find — but the knock-offs you bought for Christmas are creating a huge environmental impact.
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Are our donated clothes really being recycled? Landfills receive millions of tons of textile waste each year because there isn’t enough demand for donated clothing. So how can we reuse and repurpose our old fabrics?
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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) ways that everyday people can help the environment!
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Download this Premium Photo about Pile of used clothes on a light background Second hand for recycling, and discover more than 60 Million Professional Stock Photos on Freepik
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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
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Sourcing fabric for sewing projects. There are a few main sources to collect the raw materials for sewing projects. If you sew, you will already have definitely realized that you have lots of small scraps of fabric. In this case the journey will be easier for you. Clothing from your closet or close family that you were thinking of getting rid of is a wonderful source of fabric. Another source is charity stores, op shops and the recycle industry. If you have access to the textile industry…
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The Acoustic Felt is a sound absorber made from 100% traceable, upcycled textile waste brought to market by award-winning design studio Form Us With Love and their venture BAUX.
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