Fast Fashion & The Environment by Sarai McKay https://padlet.com/elyziixn/kxo5x4uxxl252xtx en-us 2024-10-28 16:43:31 UTC 2024-10-29 20:11:03 UTC hello@padlet.com Eliot Pryor elyziixn https://padlet.com/elyziixn/kxo5x4uxxl252xtx/wish/3190894207 “The clothing industry’s huge production is a huge waste problem. Every year around 180,000 tonnes of clothing and textile waste is thrown away in New Zealand landfills.”

]]> 2024-10-28 16:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/elyziixn/kxo5x4uxxl252xtx/wish/3190894207 Eliot Pryor elyziixn https://padlet.com/elyziixn/kxo5x4uxxl252xtx/wish/3190897711 “A staggering 92 million tons of discarded garments find their way into landfills, out of the billion produced every year.”

]]> 2024-10-28 16:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/elyziixn/kxo5x4uxxl252xtx/wish/3190897711 Kieran Breen elyziixn https://padlet.com/elyziixn/kxo5x4uxxl252xtx/wish/3190899545 “Linked to this is the fact that many people like a bargain; if they can purchase a pair of jeans for a fiver, they see that as a good thing.”

]]> 2024-10-28 16:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/elyziixn/kxo5x4uxxl252xtx/wish/3190899545 Kieran Breen elyziixn https://padlet.com/elyziixn/kxo5x4uxxl252xtx/wish/3190903475 “At a time when many are concerned about the

future of city centres and the decline of the high

street, we could be innovative and connect the skills

and expertise of the workers we liberate with the

expertise of the many honest textile factory owners in

our city to build an industry that pioneers sustainable

practice and worker participation.”

]]> 2024-10-28 16:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/elyziixn/kxo5x4uxxl252xtx/wish/3190903475 Rachel Fuchs elyziixn https://padlet.com/elyziixn/kxo5x4uxxl252xtx/wish/3190904753 “Items purchased from websites like Shein, Pretty Little Thing, and Zara create excess on the micro and macro level.”

]]> 2024-10-28 16:58:43 UTC https://padlet.com/elyziixn/kxo5x4uxxl252xtx/wish/3190904753 Rachel Fuchs elyziixn https://padlet.com/elyziixn/kxo5x4uxxl252xtx/wish/3190909165 “My work focuses on repurposing plastic waste, most of which comes from fast fashion retailers, in order to shed light on the issues within fast fashion and overconsumption as a whole.”

]]> 2024-10-28 17:01:56 UTC https://padlet.com/elyziixn/kxo5x4uxxl252xtx/wish/3190909165 Connection elyziixn https://padlet.com/elyziixn/kxo5x4uxxl252xtx/wish/3193122386 Lies in recognizing the problem of wasteful production and seeking innovative, collaborative solutions that benefit both the environment and society.

]]> 2024-10-29 20:04:20 UTC https://padlet.com/elyziixn/kxo5x4uxxl252xtx/wish/3193122386 Connection elyziixn https://padlet.com/elyziixn/kxo5x4uxxl252xtx/wish/3193125523 Consumer demand for cheap clothing incentivizes brands to produce more, which exacerbates the fashion industry’s sustainability challenges.

]]> 2024-10-29 20:07:31 UTC https://padlet.com/elyziixn/kxo5x4uxxl252xtx/wish/3193125523 Connection elyziixn https://padlet.com/elyziixn/kxo5x4uxxl252xtx/wish/3193129443 Reveals a cycle of rapid production and disposal driven by fast fashion, where overconsumption leads to a waste problem that artists and environmental advocates are trying to address and make visible.

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