"How Upcycled Solo Cup Sweaters Are Turning Party Waste Into Sustainable Fashion"#Textiles #Clothes #Fashion
How Upcycled Solo Cup Sweaters Are Turning Party Waste Into Sustainable Fashion | Happy Eco NewsAn engineering student turned red Solo cups into upcycled Solo cup sweaters that sold out in weeks. Learn how The New Norm is transforming party waste into sustainable fashion.
"Your next puffer jacket could be made from bulrushes, as carbon-storing peat farming takes off"#Coats #Fashion #Textiles
Your next puffer jacket could be made from bulrushes, as carbon-storing peat farming takes offA researcher explains the benefits of a relatively new farming practice called paludiculture.
"What your cheap clothes cost the planet"#Clothes #Fashion #Textiles
What your cheap clothes cost the planetA global supply chain built for speed is leaving behind waste, toxins, and a trail of environmental wreckage.
"From Nike to H&M: How the fashion industry’s ‘big green plan’ is worsening microplastic pollution"#Nike #Fashion #Textiles
Your new ‘green’ t-shirt could be making microplastic pollution worseAn investigation into recycled polyester found microplastic pollution is being worsened by ‘green’ materials.
"Fashion sector plots pathway for net-zero operations"#NetZero #Fashion #Textiles
"French Fast Fashion Law Could Reshape European Clothing Market"#France #FastFashion #Fashion #Textiles
French Fast Fashion Law Could Reshape European Clothing Market | Happy Eco NewsThe French fast fashion law passed the Senate overwhelmingly, targeting companies like Shein with penalties up to 50 percent of product prices. The legislation aims to combat environmental damage from ultra-cheap clothing imports, though industry lobbying weakened original provisions before the bill advances to final parliamentary approval.
"Keeping clothes in circulation: How EU research is transforming textile waste"#EU #EuropeanUnion #Fashion #Textiles
Keeping clothes in circulation: How EU research is transforming textile wasteEU research is helping to turn old clothes into new, quality products, aiming to reduce textile waste and make recycled textiles the norm.
"New European Fashion Waste Regulation Targets Fast Fashion Giants"#Europe #Fashion #Textiles #Clothes
New European Fashion Waste Regulation Targets Fast Fashion Giants | Happy Eco NewsEuropean fashion waste regulation approved by parliament requires brands to pay full costs for textile recycling, targeting fast fashion companies with higher fees for environmental damage across EU member states.