A brief guide to clothes recycling – sustainability expert unpicks how your discarded garments get processsed

Growing mountains of textile waste are hard to recycle. There is scope to improve chemical and mechanical recycling methods but consumers and fashion brands play a role in reducing overproduction.

Sajida Gordon, Researcher for the Clothing Sustainability Research Group and Lecturer Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
March 20, 2024 ~6 min

Why secondhand markets and apps are not a solution to clothing waste

Secondhand markets are built to increase consumption, not cut it back.

Alida Payson, Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies , Cardiff University • conversation
March 11, 2024 ~6 min


Three ways your wardrobe could help you avoid fast fashion

Every wardrobe tells a story and reconnecting with the clothes you already own could reduce your need to buy more fast fashion. Here are three ways to fall back in love with your wardrobe.

Wendy Ward, PhD Candidate, Sheffield Hallam University • conversation
March 11, 2024 ~5 min

How to make your life greener in 2024

It’s often challenging to live up to your new year’s resolutions – but becoming greener is surprisingly easy.

Alice Brock, PhD Candidate in Environmental Science, University of Southampton • conversation
Dec. 27, 2023 ~7 min

Black Friday is an environmental nightmare – the Victorians had a much more sustainable approach to fashion

The Victorians were driven to care for their clothes for reasons of thrift, economy and to prevent waste.

Danielle Mariann Dove, Surrey Future Fellow and Lecturer in English Literature, University of Surrey • conversation
Nov. 27, 2023 ~5 min

Fashion industry's environmental impact is largely unknown – here's why

Product-labelling tools have been criticised for making partial assessments of a brand’s impact.

Alana James, Assistant Professor in Fashion, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
Sept. 14, 2023 ~6 min

Barbie’s legacy is a mix of good and bad

As Barbie takes to the big screen, experts dig into the toy's mixed legacy, both inspiring and potentially damaging.

Andy Ober-U. Arizona • futurity
July 21, 2023 ~9 min

Five reasons you should consider renting your outfits this wedding season

If you’re going to a wedding this summer, you should consider renting your outfit.

Amber Martin-Woodhead, Assistant Professor in Human Geography, Coventry University • conversation
May 5, 2023 ~8 min


How to make your clothes last longer – it's good for your bank account and the environment too

By understanding clothing care labels, you can extend the lifespan of your clothes.

Sajida Gordon, Researcher in the Clothing Sustainability Research Group, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
March 20, 2023 ~7 min

UK laundry releases microfibres weighing the equivalent of 1,500 buses each year

By washing our clothes, we release microfibres into the environment which are then ingested by marine animals.

Mark Taylor, Research Officer, University of Leeds • conversation
Feb. 14, 2023 ~8 min

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