Discarded clothes and fabric are about to get a serious makeover
‘With ever-growing overconsumption and mega-shopping events, it is about time to provide an alternative for responsible and sustainable consumption.’
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‘With ever-growing overconsumption and mega-shopping events, it is about time to provide an alternative for responsible and sustainable consumption.’
STOCKHOLM, June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 'The Billion Dollar Collection', launched today by non-profit H&M Foundation, presents 10 innovative sustainable start-ups that could change the face
The H&M Foundation has this week launched The Billion Dollar Collection, which will present ten sustainable start-up's collections in a virtual
India’s waste management crisis is the elephant in the room. While there has been a lot of focus on waste segregation and cleanliness, the core problems of India’s waste management continue to remain sidelined. Urban local bodies across the country dispose off huge amounts of unprocessed waste in la
It's the most widely-used clothing fiber in the world, but as a synthetic material made from plastic, polyester needs a lot of energy to produce and is highly water and air polluting, according to the Council of Fashion Designers of America. The fashion industry is trying to tackle the issue, but there's no simple solution, according to the CEO of one of the world's largest clothes manufacturers. "There isn't so far (a) raw material that is as cheap and as versatile as polyester today," said Roger Lee, who runs Hong-Kong headquartered TAL Apparel. As well as being inexpensive, polyester doesn...