Dr. Joanne Brasch of the California Product Stewardship Council, talks about solutions to the environmental dilemma that production and disposal of clothing and fabrics present to communities and ecosystems.
Tag: fast fashion
Circular Fashion: Designing for Equity & Environment
The Circular Fashion movement gives new life and adds value to clothing and to help people loving clothes they already own for much longer. Listen to the EcoJustice Radio interview with Karri Ann Frerichs of Circular Fashion LA.
LA’s Sweatshops & the Fight for Garment Workers – EcoJustice Radio
Los Angeles is the nation’s garment production capital and the city’s second largest manufacturing sector, yet workers face injustice, usually associated with the developing world, right here in one of the largest cities in the United States. Jessica Aldridge interviews Mar Martinez from the Garment Worker Center a worker rights organization leading an anti-sweatshop movement to secure social and economic justice for tens of thousands of Los Angeles garment workers.
The Steep Environmental and Social Costs of the Fashion Industry
When we get dressed in the morning, most of us don’t consider the environmental costs and human rights issues that may be attached to the clothing on our bodies. Jessica Aldridge interviews two women who have made it their business to not only consider how to clean up the global fashion industry, advocating for environmentally-supportive and equitable solutions to water pollution, pesticides, microfibers, and waste associated with making, washing, and disposing of our clothing.