Green Business Bureau

MAY 4, 2021

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 Exploits Workers.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 27, 2021

Petite Lucette Launches a Sustainable and Circular Fashion Brand . Launched in 2014, Petite Lucette is a sustainable and circular fashion brand founded by French sisters, Anaïs and Clémence. They even upcycle fabric scraps into accessories to reduce the millions of tons of textile waste that enter landfills each year.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The Eco-Jacket is made with a focus on long-term use in a fight against fast fashion. Although using recycled materials exempts virgin materials from the process, the microplastics released during washing are still a problem, so the jacket also comes with a microfiber-trapping laundry bag.

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The seven ACCEL Year 2 participating startups are working on everything from yeast-centered water treatment, to vertical-axis offshore wind turbines, to algae- and cellulose-based fashion beads. transforms algae and cellulose into compostable beads that eliminate microplastics in the design and cosmetic industries.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Leveraging these efficiency gains is fashion retailer Zara. And when plastic does break down, the material disintegrates into tiny microparticles called microplastics. These microplastics accumulate within food chains, harming wildlife and humans. Corrugated bubble wrap is made from upcycled corrugated cardboard.

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