Activators Episode 4: On Fashion

Welcome back to the Activator series! This series is designed to give you tangible and powerful ways that you can live more sustainably. Today’s topic? Fashion! 

In this episode, our guest host, Megan Lambert, shares 5 ways you can be a better consumer when building your wardrobe. 

Did you know that consumers are buying clothes 60% more and keeping them for less than half the amount of time compared to 20 years ago? 

That’s a lot of added waste and carbon from just one industry! That’s why we’re sharing some simple ways that you can shop more sustainably and extend the lifespan of your clothes. You’ll save money, water, and help save the planet.     

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Key topics in this episode: 

• Why the fashion industry is the second most polluting industry in the world [00:50]
• Fashion’s contribution to plastics pollution, CO2 emissions, and water waste [1:25] 
• The 5 changes you can make as a consumer to make a positive impact [2:39]
• How to extend the lifespan of your clothes [4:53]
• What to do instead of donating clothes to charity [5:50]
• Episode recap [9:29]

 

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