Fast fashion is the quick production of low-quality garments following the latest trends. It comes at a great cost to the environment, wildlife habitat, and human rights. …
Read more👗 Mindful clothes shopping: No bracketing 🩳
Did you know that 85% of all used textiles end up in landfills, where they generate greenhouse methane gas and leach toxic chemicals and dyes into the groundwater and soil? …
Read more🧶 There's plastic in... yarn? 🧣
To share this EarthCare tip with you I must admit to something embarrassing. Until just a few weeks ago I hadn’t realized that nearly all the yarn I've bought over the years is made of plastic. That just wasn’t on my radar.
When a conversation with my son brought it to light, I thought, “Well, I can’t do anything about the past, but I can do something about the yarn I buy from now on.” …
Read more🧵 Yay for old-fashioned darning! 🪡
Rather than tossing them (as I’ve previously done), I’ve been collecting old socks and sweaters with holes in them. After reading about the huge impact clothing has on our environment, I decided to fix the holes and keep the clothes. …
Read more🦉 Eco wisdom 👀
Seven nuggets of wisdom from 2023. …
Read more👕 Thrift or reuse clothing
Consider buying clothing from thrift stores and vary and expand your wardrobe by swapping …
Read more👖 Fast fashion 👔
Did you know? Fast Fashion and the Environment: Americans throw away 14 million tons of clothing each year—a figure that’s doubled in the last 20 years. …
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