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

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

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

Fast fashion: why your online returns may end up in landfill – and what can be done about it

Fashion has a notorious environmental footprint, and long-standing fast fashion marketing practices are exaggerating this further.

Patsy Perry, Reader in Fashion Marketing, Manchester Metropolitan University • conversation
Aug. 4, 2022 ~7 min

Love Island and eBay: how the reality show could model a radically sustainable future for its young viewers

Sustainable fashion collaborations show that living an eco-friendly life can be fun - here’s how popular shows can help dismantle consumerism altogether.

Katy Wheeler, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Essex • conversation
June 21, 2022 ~8 min


Love Island ditches fast fashion: how reality celebrities influence young shoppers' habits

The beloved reality show is partnering with eBay to promote secondhand outfits instead of fast fashion.

Rose Marroncelli, PhD Researcher, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
May 31, 2022 ~7 min

Slow fashion: saving the planet with style

Rather than follow fleeting trends, find your own sense of eco-friendly style.

Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition • conversation
April 14, 2022 ~6 min

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