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What Are Microplastics?

Microplastics are dangerous forms of pollution. These plastic pieces are composed of tiny particles from synthetic fibers. There are many of them in oceans and...
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Everything You Need to Know About Circular Economy

The circular economy is described as the transition from buying, using, and throwing things away to buying, hiring, using, and upgrading things. In fact, this...
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Sustainable Fashion Project Ideas for Schools

Sustainability is one of the most important issues of our time. It’s something that we all need to be aware of, and it’s especially important for young people to learn about. That’s why sustainable fashion project ideas for schools are so important. They help teach kids about the importance of sustainability while also giving them a chance to put their creativity to good use.
Here are just a few sustainable fashion project ideas for schools. Start any sustainable fashion school project by …

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How to Dress Sustainably (and Stylish) as a Teachers

How you dress as a teacher sets the learning tone for your students. Your appearance can set negative or positive learning environments. Beyond being professional, how you dress boosts your confidence level, overall improves your teaching, helps you make good impressions on parents and the school administrators.
Thankfully, dressing sustainably and school appropriately can be easy and fun by checking out these suggestions on the outfits and dresses for teachers.
Be Age-appropriate
When you’re well-dressed and confident, you convey a …

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Ways to Make a Sustainability Business Case

The idea of capitalism for shareholders is that it makes sure that businesses rarely provide 100% to the founder, consumers, other people, and the earth all at the same time.
Because of this kind of capitalism, it can be a challenge to create a sustainable business case. Continue reading to know some ways on how to make it.
Revenue and Savings
Changing business information to action plans generates revenues for businesses at various levels. Therefore, it does not matter what the size of the company because a sustainability case is possible.
Adjusting to the new market is essential to stay …

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What You Need to Know About Recycled Clothing

Recycled clothes are a good option if you want to start a sustainable lifestyle through clothes. Nevertheless, it can be a challenge to figure out how to begin using recycled clothes exactly.
That is because not all can be recycled entirely since many products and materials are not made using a circular process in designing. For instance, many clothes are made from synthetic fibers. These can be recycled, but that was not the initial intention.
So, when a shopper purchases a dress made of polyester, and after wearing it a few times, she can donate or throw it. The dress can end up in a landfill, which will take a very long …

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Planet Friendly

Sustainable Laundry Care Guide for Your Clothes

You will learn from this guide how to take better care of your clothes by doing laundry more sustainably.
First, you wash your clothes only if needed. Aside from saving more energy, you can also save more water from using your washing machine many times. This is crucial because it is estimated that around 13,500 gallons of water are used every year in an average household in the laundry.
Doing so will also help lower the temperature of your washing machine so that fewer carbon emissions are produced. When you lower at least ten degrees Celsius from the temperature you use, you can save around 60% of your power consumption….

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Upcycled and Recycled Brands Worth Checking Out

The main difference between upcycled and recycled clothes is that the former uses existing fabrics to make new clothes. Meanwhile, the latter uses materials that need to be broken down before new clothes are made. Continue reading to know some upcycled and recycled brands.
1. Beyond Retro
Beyond Retro, a vintage brand has many pieces that are not sold. They found a way to make use of these unsold pieces by upcycling fabrics. Then, the elements that do not make the shop are sorted into big fabric piles.
The company designs these fabrics again depending on the fashion trend and upcycles them for the …

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2021 Sustainability Predictions

The year 2020 has been mostly uneventful because of the pandemic. Because of this, Fashion Upended has made predictions about sustainability for 2021. Continue reading to know what they are.
1. Fashion Focusing on Biodiversity Protection
Because of their commitment to the Post 2020 Global Diversity Framework in China in 2021, many countries are expected to focus on biodiversity protection.
This means that businesses from different industries are encouraged to safeguard biodiversity in their operations. This is to reduce loss and protect the environment.
In fact, businesses in the fashion …

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