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Can Creative Stunts Make Consumers Care About Textile Pollution?
Are augmented reality activations and "fashion zombies" what it takes to drive consumer awareness—and…
Europe Wants Fashion Producers to Manage Their Own Waste. Critics Say It’s Doing It Wrong.
For one thing, the 30-month grace period to set up EPR schemes following the law's entry into force is too…
Kantamanto’s Women Sellers Are Tired of Dealing With the Global North’s Textile Trash
Women, many of them single mothers, make up the majority of the secondhand clothing market's retailers, yet…
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Social Enterprise Kantamanto Social Club Addresses Overproduction
Kantamanto Social Club showcases one-of-a-kind garments crafted from discarded denim and tapestries.
‘We Have to Stop Romanticizing’ Systemic Challenges Secondhand Markets Face
In the wake of fires in Ghana's Kantamanto Market and Los Angeles, panelists at the SJ Sustainability Summit…
The Or Foundation, Suay Partner to Tackle Textile Waste in Ghana, L.A.
The two organizations are teaming up after two devastating fires put into focus their shared reality of too…
L.A. and Kantamanto: 2 Fires, 2 Responses, 1 Common Problem
Southern California and Kantamanto Market in Accra, Ghana, are being drawn together because of shared tragedy…
Why Kantamanto Market’s Fiery Destruction Could Leave Sustainable Fashion Up in Smoke
Despite the lack of severe casualties, the economic impact has been considerable for thousands of secondhand…
‘Tag Ur It’: The Fashion Brands Behind Ghana’s Textile Waste Crisis
An environmental nonprofit has been cataloging the clothing labels it finds during its beach cleanups. It's…
Misconceptions Fueling Textile Waste Debate, Industry Leaders Say
The Bureau of International Recycling conference explored trade between developed economies and Africa as…
A Fashion ‘Zombie’ is Stalking New York City. Here’s Why.
It's part of a broader campaign by The Or Foundation to draw attention to the problem of clothing…
Can Fashion Decouple Profits from Production?
A new Ellen MacArthur Foundation initiative is rallying some of the high street's biggest names to tackle…
How Cheap, Disposable Fashion Fuels ‘Waste Colonialism’
Dumpsites in Kenya have become an "escape valve" for the overconsumption of apparel in the global North, a…
Critic Says Shein’s $50 Million Textile-Waste Solution Isn’t Enough
"Shein is the first brand we've talked to that has admitted that their clothes may be ending up in…
Could Decomposition Help With Fashion’s Textile-Waste Problem?
The Biomimicry Insitute says that a new approach is needed to tackle a problem that is…
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