As you think about what you're wearing at the moment, do you know what material or materials your outfit is made from? What about how you're supposed to wash it? Is it dry clean only? Are you supposed line dry it, or can you finish it in your dyer on tumble dry low? And when you're done wearing it for the last time, whether it can be recycled?
You might not know the answers to all of these questions off the top of your head, but they make a big difference to our environment, and our health. If you did know more about what you're wearing, including how it's produced, what it takes to keep it clean, and what can happen to it when you're done with it, you just might make different choices when it comes to your wardrobe.
Wednesday on the "Sound of Ideas," we learn about the environmental impact of the fashion industry with experts from different corners of this world who are trying to change it for the better.
Editor鈥檚 note: During the course of our conversation, the threshold for activating California鈥檚 SB 707 鈥淩esponsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024鈥� for producers of textiles was misstated. To clarify, the producer volume threshold is $1 million USD and over, not under.
Guests:
- Gargi Bhaduri, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Kent State University School of Fashion
- Lisa Goldsand, Founder, Circular Thrift
- Gail Baugh, Author, "The Fashion Designer's Textile Directory"
