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New FabScrap Store Sells Textiles Spared From Landfills

Events
By Anita IrlenFrom the sustainable creations hanging on the walls by local “reuse” designers and artists (currently featuring the designs of Zero Waste Daniel) to the neat piles and bolts of scrap textiles, trimmings and even leather and suede for sale, the new FabScrap store is like candy to ...

New York City’s Plan to Reign in Fashion Waste

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America is facing down a clothing waste crisis. More than 70 pounds of textiles per person are sent to landfill each year, adding up to more than 24 billion pounds in total. But not all places contribute to the problem equally. In New York City, where fashion moves fast and ...

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