flowers Scientists Want to Replace the Goose Down in Your Winter Puffer Coat with Wildflowers Those puffy jackets may have us looking and feeling good all winter, but their environmental and ethical impact is not so hot. This prompted the creators of down-alternative FLWRDWN to find a fashionable solution in an unlikely place: wildflowers.
clothing waste This Mom Embraced a ‘Buy Nothing' Lifestyle to Help Save the Planet — And You Can Too Kat Steck, a mom living in Los Angeles, challenged herself to stop buying new clothes for a year when she learned how much fast fashion is hurting the planet. After the year was over, she upped the ante. Today, Steck buys nothing new except for groceries and personal care items, and finds anything else she needs used on social media....
clothing waste Meet the Millennial Entrepreneur Tackling Textile Waste in NYC Jessica Schreiber, a self-proclaimed “trash nerd,” left her job at NYC’s Department of Sanitation and started FABSCRAP.
clothing waste Brooklyn's Zero Waste Daniel Turns Trash Into Treasure The entrepreneurs behind a Brooklyn fashion retailer are practicing a zero waste lifestyle at work and at home.
clothing waste The Clothing Waste Crisis: How Our Shopping Habits Are Hurting the Planet Our old and unwanted clothes are creating an environmental crisis. In 2015, we sent 10 million tons of textiles to landfills in the U.S.