Everything you desire is garbage, or will be eventually. That’s the message behind “Everything You Buy is Rubbish,” an art campaign by a group of Goldsmiths, University of London students who wanted to give form to consumerism’s “plastic legacy.”
Actress Maisie Williams, who plays the scrappy Arya Stark in the HBO hit Game of Thrones, arrived at Entertainment Weekly’s annual San Diego Comic-Con party on Sunday wearing a gown made out of recycled comic books.
Introducing Hemp Eyewear, sunglasses made from a hemp fibre composite, designed and manufactured by Sam Whitten. ‘Research into hemp and its possible applications led to the discovery of hemp and flax fibre composite sheet material which are impregnated with an eco friendly binder,’ said Whitten.
Generous clothing donors in New York City have been getting duped lately, mistakenly “donating” their gently used items into bins run by for-profit companies.
South African retailer, Woolworths is leading the way locally in terms of producing a sustainable denim brand. Introducing RE: F.I.T and RE: cycled jeans, Woolies’s new sustainable denim range, made using 100% African cotton.
The Ekocycle Cube 3D printer from 3D Systems uses filament made in part from recycled PET bottles.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals {PETA} has obtained graphic hidden-camera footage that indicates widespread animal abuse in sheep farms across Australia and the United States.
According to reports, Coca-Cola cans could become greener by eliminating some of their color. Design studio Ryan Harc created a colorless can design that will reduce the cost of recycling and pollution.
China has taken another important step towards ending cruel animal testing for cosmetics. From June 30, animal testing for ordinary cosmetics produced and sold inside China will no longer be legally mandated.
All eyes on “Raw for the Oceans”. Earlier this year we told you about the collaborative effort between Dutch label G-Star Raw, musican Pharrell Williams’s Bionic Yarn eco-textile firm, and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s Project Vortex, the fashion capsule is the first denim-based one to incorporate fibers derived from salvaged ocean plastic.