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UKFT launches textile recycling infrastructure and circular fashion projects

Stuart Mitchell

UKFT is working with a wide range of industry partners from throughout the UK supply chain on a series of government-funded projects focused on textile recycling infrastructure, circular fashion and sustainable manufacturing. The first is a £4 million project to develop and pilot a pioneering fully-integrated, automated sorting and pre-processing demonstrator for waste textiles (ATSP), which could eventually divert thousands of tonnes from landfill each year. The Autosort for Circular Textiles Demonstrator (ACT UK) is a two-year project that will support the transition from uneconomic manual sorting of clothes and…

New report reveals environmental impact of Londoners’ fashion habits

Stuart Mitchell

A new report from ReLondon and University College London, ‘London’s fashion footprint’, shows for the first time the environmental impact of our fashion habits in the capital, while revealing that buying just a few more second-hand items instead of new could make a real difference to our own personal carbon footprint. Fashion is on track globally to use over a quarter of the world’s carbon budget by 2050[1] so it has a huge impact on our planet and the escalating climate crisis. ‘London’s fashion footprint’ highlights the fact that Londoners…

What an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme for the UK’s fashion and textiles industry could look like.

Stuart Mitchell

Climate action NGO, WRAP, has published two reports which inform its recommendation to UK Government of an Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for the UK’s fashion and textiles industry. The two reports (Textiles Policy Options paper and supporting Cost Benefits Analysis) provide Government with the evidence and insights necessary to make an informed decision on textiles policy in the UK. The work includes a shortlist of policy options, the outcomes of each and their effectiveness as standalone policies, or in support of other options on the list. Textiles Policy Options This…

Reused, recycled, reborn…new exhibition at Killerton explores how circular fashion from the past can inspire what we wear today

Stuart Mitchell

‘Thirsty for Fashion’ a new exhibition at Killerton house just outside Exeter, will showcase over 50 items from the National Trust’s largest fashion collection, highlighting pieces that demonstrate the techniques used to repair, remodel, reuse and rewear clothing from the 18th century to the present day. The exhibition, running from 11 February to 5 November, will also feature some of the ways contemporary designers and makers are rethinking our approach to fashion as our collective understanding of the environmental impact of the fashion industry grows. Highlights from the historical element…

Constellation of stars set to dazzle in second-hand style at Oxfam’s London Fashion Week show

Stuart Mitchell

Supermodel Erin O’Connor, activist, model, author, broadcaster and British Vogue Contributing Editor, Munroe Bergdorf, and DJ Woody Cook are among the stars taking to the catwalk in Fashion Fighting Poverty 23, Oxfam’s London Fashion Week show on Thursday, 16 February at 6pm. Fashion Fighting Poverty 23, which will be held at the Vinyl Factory in Soho, is Oxfam’s third fashion show. It aims to well and truly overturn the narrative that second-hand is second best, as well as shining a light on the environmental importance of shopping pre-loved. Oxfam fashion…