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We’re focusing on fashion, clothing and textiles in 2020. Why? A new report from waste reduction charity WRAP shows a 10% increase in the amount of clothing that is getting thrown away. In just two years an extra 36,000 tonnes of clothing ended up in our black bins! Public awareness of the perils of fast fashion on the environmentContinue reading “Sustainability in Fashion – Why and How?”

Zero Waste Fashion aims to increase awareness of the best ways to recycle, reuse, repair and upcycle clothing and textiles in Leeds. It is a collaborative project, developed by Zero Waste Leeds, the School of Design at the University of Leeds and Leeds City Council and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. One key area ofContinue reading “About Us”