Recycling is not the answer, and all too often it’s treated that way. In the purest sense, everything is recyclable with the right skills, knowhow, access and infrastructure. But whether or not the recycling happens is a totally different story, depending on so many factors. This has me thinking about every single item I own. Yes … Continue reading
At the moment, the onus is on us as consumers to manage our textile (clothing, bedding, towels…) waste. There’s no accountability with brands, and unlike plastic, glass, paper, aluminium we don’t have curbside collection – because the infrastructure to manage textile recycling doesn’t exist en masse. This means a lot of our garments ends up … Continue reading
