UKRI Stories | Emissions: Impossible - Is fast fashion bad for the planet? @UKResearchandInnovation | Uploaded April 2022 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Is fast fashion bad? How do we make our wardrobes sustainable? Do we buy new clothes? Buy second hand clothes? Buy no clothes at all? What about what we do with our clothes when we get them? How do we know what materials to buy? And how do we make what we wear climate friendly while still recognising that what we wear is often fundamentally linked to our sense of self?
All these questions, and some answers you may not be expecting, in episode two of Emissions:Impossible? - our podcast on the ground-breaking research and innovation helping us get to #NetZero. Featuring Kresse Wesling, from brand Elvis and Kresse on turning fire hoses into beautiful bags.
00:51 Dr Mark Sumner, answers some burning questions - is fast fashion inherently bad? Is made in the UK guaranteed to have a short supply chain?
08:31 Nikki Matthews, from University of the Arts London, on how businesses can help reduce the impact of the clothes they make and sell
16:31 Kresse Wesling on creating a solar powered forge so businesses can take litter, like aluminium cans, and make belt buckles
20:39 Kresse talks about why the first places she visited in the UK were sewers and landfill sites - and how that inspired her fashion pieces
29:00 How often should you wash your clothes?
30:10 Tips on how to make your wardrobe more sustainable
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Is fast fashion bad? How do we make our wardrobes sustainable? Do we buy new clothes? Buy second hand clothes? Buy no clothes at all? What about what we do with our clothes when we get them? How do we know what materials to buy? And how do we make what we wear climate friendly while still recognising that what we wear is often fundamentally linked to our sense of self?
All these questions, and some answers you may not be expecting, in episode two of Emissions:Impossible? - our podcast on the ground-breaking research and innovation helping us get to #NetZero. Featuring Kresse Wesling, from brand Elvis and Kresse on turning fire hoses into beautiful bags.
00:51 Dr Mark Sumner, answers some burning questions - is fast fashion inherently bad? Is made in the UK guaranteed to have a short supply chain?
08:31 Nikki Matthews, from University of the Arts London, on how businesses can help reduce the impact of the clothes they make and sell
16:31 Kresse Wesling on creating a solar powered forge so businesses can take litter, like aluminium cans, and make belt buckles
20:39 Kresse talks about why the first places she visited in the UK were sewers and landfill sites - and how that inspired her fashion pieces
29:00 How often should you wash your clothes?
30:10 Tips on how to make your wardrobe more sustainable
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We are UK Research and Innovation, the body that allocates government funds for research. If you're a UK tax payer, your contributions help fund the work we showcase on our channel. And if you liked this video, follow us on these channels:
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YouTube: youtube.com/c/UKResearchandInnovation
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