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Why the Circular Economy is Important to YOU!
Circular fashion. It’s a campaign that you may or may not have heard about, but one that you can contribute to in aid to help the planet step by step. Nearly every single person in the world influences and contributes to the fashion industry whether they realise it or not, making it one of, if not the largest industry on our planet…but that’s not always positive. The world has evolved so much recently in a push to save Earth while we still can. It’s a norm to put your rubbish in the bin, put your plastics in the recycling and put your dog’s poop in the right bin, but what…
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Circular Fashion: Three Fashion Outlets Starting an Eco-Friendly Revolution
People have been obsessed with fashion for centuries and there is no doubt that this will continue. After all, fashion can help us with our confidence and shape us as a person. The fashion industry has based its business model on the fact that every year, there are fashion trends and fads in abundance. This has lead many manufacturers and consumers to throw away old clothing items in order to keep up with the current fashion trends. However, with the ever-increasing threat of global warming, the pressure has been mounting for big companies in all areas of business to start reducing their carbon footprint, including the fashion industry. Many fashion…
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Trashion: A New Future
We are at a turning point. If we are not careful, the world will be dismal. Every industry is making an effort to reduce carbon emissions, in an effort to achieve a circular economy, and the fashion industry is no different, accounting for 10% of carbon emissions. An emphasis on the circular economy and sustainable fashion is prevalent to change. A circular economy is an economical system that promotes the reduction of waste and renewal of resources, an attempt to try and prevent global warming and the effect on the earth’s atmosphere. Another key concept, sustainable fashion, is a movement aiming to help the environment by reducing waste from the fashion industry and renewing…
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Waste Not Want Not – How To Help The Environment
The fashion industry now: The fashion industry could benefit from the circular economy by almost $560 billion and help improve the environment. Currently the industry relies on ‘fast fashion’, with quick turnarounds on the production of new styles and smaller price tags. Fast fashion depends on the rapid production and sale of different styles, providing customers with a wide range of choice. However, this means that there is much more clothing produced now, and combined with clothing usage dropping (clothes are on average worn only seven to ten times), means that the fashion industry produces a lot of waste. Most of these clothes are also produced by using non-renewable resources,…
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Fashion. It Makes the World go Round
How circular fashion can greatly improve the planet and fashion industry We live in an age where the fashion industry essentially runs a lot of the world, dressing celebrities, royals, and everyday people – fashion is the thing that connects us all. But what if fashion is also damaging the planet? No matter which way we look at it, fashion is a huge part of each of our lives. Supply and demand has made fashion a conveyer belt of making clothes to supply to people, only for them to be discarded as waste when they are no longer needed. This in itself is creating a huge problem for the planet…
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Circular Fashion and How It Can Be Accomplished
Globally an estimated 92 million tonnes of textile waste are created every year. With new fashions for different seasons and fast fashion being a click away, it is easy to see why people can be unaware of the wider impacts of fashion. Circular fashion is starting to rise. It is hoped with individual consumer awareness and industry changes that circularity fashion can become a new normality. What is a Circular Economy? Put simply, circularity is fashion that can be sourced and produced, whilst circulating for as long as possible. Then, can be safely disposed of and reused for future garments. The term was coined by Dr Anna Brismar in 2014…
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Circular Economy: Why the World Goes Around
As the modern world grows, so does the concern for our planet and the environment around us. One phrase popularised in the fashion industry during this period has been the idea of a ‘circular economy of fashion’. Now you may wonder, what is that? What even is a circular economy? To some people, the idea is brand new. To others, they may understand the concept but not how it is applied to industries such as fashion. So why should it matter, why should we use a circular economy of fashion? Well, let’s start with the basics. What is a ‘Circular Economy’? At its roots, the ‘circular economy’ is named after…
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Can Circular Fashion Make You a Better Person?
We live in a world of ever-growing fashion with trends that are constantly changing, therefore this fast fashion creates so much waste costing the economy billions every year, but could these costs be cut by returning clothing back to the retailer after use? Could you be a better person and help towards reducing fashion waste by returning garments after use? Here we will explore the wonderful world of circular fashion. Where does Fashion Waste come from? 10% of all humanity’s carbon emissions comes from fashion and it’s the second largest water consumer in the world. To make one pair of jeans, it takes 2,000 gallons of water. This water waste…
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Can Circular Fashion Help YOU Become More Sustainable This Lockdown?
The facts The UK is currently in a national lockdown. Pyjamas have almost become a work uniform for those stuck at home under government guidelines. Recently, Boris Johnson set out his plan to ease the nation out of lockdown restrictions. Following the Prime Minister’s announcement, reports have shown that fashion companies have received significant sales boosts of up to 75% following the news. Many are readying themselves for the ‘new normal.’ To re-enter the world again, people are wanting a new wardrobe. Yet, clothes go in and out of style. We know this. The clothes we purchase for our potential summer of freedom we may not even want next year.…
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Be More Circular
The main question you’re probably wondering is what is circular fashion? Why does this affect me? What can I do to help? ‘Circular fashion’ was first brought into this world by Dr Anna Brismar, Green Strategy. She defined it as: “clothes, shoes or accessories that are designed, sourced, produced, and provided with the intention to be used and circulated responsibly”. The main idea for the motion is to try and help reduce the amount of textile waste that ends up in a landfill, which currently lies at a worth of around £140 million. It aims to disrupt the usually linear journey of clothing which has its end of life at…
