Who doesn't like new clothes? But the fact is, the fast fashion industry is a major land polluter. About 87% of all fibre used for production is incinerated or ends up the landfills, and microplastics from fibre end up in the ocean. Transforming fashion into a circular economy means creating products that can be reused and recycled, halting disposal of used clothes and surplus fabric in landfills and zero disposal of dyes in rivers or lakes. Stephanie Benedetto, a New York entrepreneur, launched an online platform to move fabric and sustainable raw materials destined for landfills into the circular economy, which have already helped to save one billion gallons of water. In 2017, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation launched the “Make Fashion Circular” initiative. Under the initiative, 64 leading fashion brands have committed to 140 action targets to make fashion sustainable by ensuring clothes are made from safe and renewable material. Consumers could accelerate change by making wise fashion choices and innovations in the repair, redesign and upcycling of clothes. Sustainability is now in style [ Ссылка ]
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