It s time to rethink your wardrobe, with a focus on sustainability
By The Washington Post
Nicole Anzia
I m going to give it to you straight: We all have too many clothes - and shoes and jackets.
We re not only buying more clothes than people did in the past, but we re also only keeping them half as long, according to a report from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. On average, people throw away 70 pounds (about 30 kg) of shoes and clothing (vs. recycling or donating them) annually, according to the World Wear Project.
These statistics don t surprise me. I m in clients homes weekly, and almost every one of them has too many clothes, the bulk of which they never wear. I understand that clothes are an expression of our personalities, and people like to wear beautiful things; clothing is an important part of our identity. However, we also must consider the impact that the constant rotation of clothes has on our planet.
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City of Vancouver gains nearly 1,500 trees in 2020
Published: January 31, 2021, 6:00am
Share: Community members participate in a tree-planting event at Ellsworth School Park in February 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic began. The pandemic derailed the city s plans to plant a thousand trees last year, and they leaned on private property owners to surpass the goal. (Contributed photo)
Vancouver added 1,490 new arboreal additions to its tree canopy in 2020, surpassing its original goal of planting one thousand trees last year despite challenges posed by COVID-19.
Across both public and private land, volunteers and city staff planted nearly 1,500 large-caliper trees, or trees with a stem diameter of more than 2 inches.
The United Nations is actively interested in setting up a European centre of excellence office in Enniscorthy from which it will roll-out initiatives and campaigns focusing on energy efficient housing.
Chief Executive Officer of Wexford County Council, Tom Enright, confirmed to this newspaper that a number of meetings have taken place with senior figures within the UN with the most recent meeting taking place over Christmas. We had a meeting over the Christmas holidays and we hope to advance that with them over the next couple of months, said Mr Enright.
Describing the discussions as hugely significant Mr Enright said the WWETB will also be involved.
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