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This fashion boutique in India is crafted from recycled materials

Inhabitat - Innovation

This fashion boutique is made with clay tiles, upcycled metal, recycled beer bottles and more.

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Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways

GreenBiz

Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways. COVID-19 has radically accelerated the need for the fashion industry to innovate. The second edition of the Circular Fashion Summit bears fruit of this new socially distanced reality. The world’s first virtual reality (VR) fashion summit Oct.

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Sustainable Fashion: Identifying Fast Fashion Flaws and Extending the Life Cycle of Clothing

Green Business Bureau

trillion dollar fashion industry may be economically thriving in the age of fast-changing trends but it is in no way sustainable. In fact, fashion is the second largest polluting industry after fossil fuels. Flaws In The Consumption Side of Fast Fashion. The massive 2.5 Cheap Clothing Harms The Environment .

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Is Sustainable Fashion Really Scalable?

Forbes Green Tech

Some industry leaders have postulated a future with no need to grow raw cotton and a fashion industry that thrives on recycled and upcycled materials alone.

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Project recycles CDs into flexible biosensors

Envirotec Magazine

According to the paper, “this sustainable approach for upcycling electronic waste provides an advantageous research-based waste stream that does not require cutting-edge microfabrication facilities, expensive materials or high-caliber engineering skills.”. How can we upcycle those types of CDs with the same kind of process? per device.

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ASOS launch circular fashion guide for designers and brands

Business Green

As part of its on-going partnership with Centre for Sustainable Fashion, the e-commerce site has published an online resource. Leading e-commerce site ASOS has launched a new push to help the fashion industry transition to a circular economy with the release of a new interactive resource.

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Elevating Home Textiles with Sustainable Sophistication

The Environmental Blog

This important concept is emerging as a key ingredient of a mindful and fashionable lifestyle, impacting both the makers and users of home textiles. What is Recycled Polyester? Recycled polyester is made from discarded plastic bottles, not just reducing plus-based waste but also conserving precious resources.