With 1 million plastic bottles sold every minute alone, it is no surprise that 5 trillion pieces of plastic are floating around in our oceans. To add to this, each year we purchase billion new pieces of clothing and purchase 3.9 billion tons of food – however at least one third is lost or wasted!
This is why moving to more sustainable means is so important.
One of the latest trends that I have started to follow is circular fashion! One way to look at this is recycling or repurposing old items of clothing into something more relevant.
Recently I met Thieny, who repurposes old clothing into fashionable tote bags to extend the fabric life. I personally love this idea – with plastic bags now not available it is always handy to have a large tote bag at the ready. To repurpose a favourite item of clothing that is now not usable is a great way to give it more life.
Circular fashion is generally handmade and has a touch of the personal.
Why is Circular fashion so important – we a reducing landfill. Repurposing quality items for new life and reducing the need for new production. Win, win and win.
Learn more about Circular fashion.
Listen to the podcast with Thieny or read the transcript.
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