Fast fashion – the practice of making cheap clothing designed to be quickly discarded – poses a rapidly growing threat to the environment.
In the Detroit area, numerous entrepreneurs and community leaders are working to disrupt this unhealthy cycle. This series features Metro Detroiters promoting a circular fashion economy where old textiles can find new life.
Scaling up textile recycling in Detroit
The fast fashion industry generates enormous waste, with many fabrics ending up in landfills or incinerators. This Black woman is part of the solution with textile recycling in Detroit.
Your grandmother’s crocheted tablecloth is having a moment
This local artist is upcycling textiles as a design solution to an environmental problem.
