Consumption

By taking decisive action at the local level, cities can lead the way in reducing textile waste, promoting circular economy principles, and fostering a culture of responsible consumption that aligns with our planet's ecological limits, according to a new report that says that cities across Europe are proactively addressing the issue and promoting sufficiency.

Generation Z, "the sustainability generation", craves engaging ways to receive sustainability-related content. But there are complexities surrounding their shopping habits which often fail to align with their values.

In an attempt to measure the country’s progress towards clothing circularity, a country wide research in Australia has shed light on consumption and disposal traits, and also suggested ways on how to prevent items being unnecessarily sent to landfill.

Consumers in the UK are increasingly ready to make conscious consumption decisions that benefit not just their wallets and wardrobes, but the planet as well as second-hand fashion gains popularity, with 41% of adults now buying and wearing more second-hand clothing than they did two years ago, says an Oxfam survey.

The stigma associated with dirt hinders the way people reuse secondhand garments or choose recycled fabrics that have been woven into something new. This limits the potential to transform the wasteful, polluting and energy-intensive fashion industry into a more sustainable one.

Shop hopping the summer sale? Before you step out, it is worth considering how you can sustainably add to your wardrobe while limiting its carbon footprint.

Australia has launched a landmark nationwide study to probe consumer fashion disposal habits in a bid to better inform responsive policymaking and directly impact the Kangaroo country’s fashion waste.

New numbers released by environmental group WRAP on Tuesday show that the state of post-consumer textiles in the UK does not augur well for circularity, and the situation is compounded by concerns that the recycling and reuse sector is on the verge of collapse.

Implementing on-demand production at a large scale in the short term is not realistic, but purposeful fashion is certainly within reach, and it is critical to educate the final consumer about fashion’s true cost.

Consumption of clothing is fuelling consumer anxiety, but an app that helps people organise and categorise their clothes made them feel more in control of their wardrobes, the digital solution working almost like those fitness trackers that record data and provide motivational encouragement.