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Erm the environment cost of the fast fashion as an industry is mind boggling. plastic wrapped t-shirts is literally the least environmentally damaging thing ab
by tempsy 7y ago
Erm the environment cost of the fast fashion as an industry is mind boggling.
plastic wrapped t-shirts is literally the least environmentally damaging thing about their business.
- saagarjha 7y agoIs it possible to recycle fabric? I know this is worse than just not buying clothes all the time, but I wonder if there is better things that you can do than just throwing away garments that aren't fashionable anymore.
- cnasc 7y agoIn the past, discarded fabric would be turned into rag paper. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rag-and-bone_man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rag-and-bone_man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_paper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_paper
- mirimir 7y agoMy favorite winter aviator-style hat was knitted from scraps of old silk saris. I got it at "Ten Thousand Villages", as I recall. Also some beautiful twine. Recycled wool is also common.
- tempsy 7y agoNo it isn’t