Upcycling Fast Fashion

In this episode, Dr. Judi Roux shares about the environmental impacts of fast fashion and clothing waste and how she's embraced creative upcycling to make a difference.

Judi Roux, Ed.D has been an educator for over 30 years. As the founder of tROUXly treasures, she's combining her experience and enthusiasm for environmental sustainability with her passion for yarn crafting. She does this by repurposing clothing memories and sharing those skills with other crafters. She teaches t-shirt yarn cutting and crocheting classes at various educational venues around Duluth and the north shore of Lake Superior.

RESOURCES

Swagcycle: https://www.swagcycle.net/thinking-about-the-life-of-a-t-shirt/

Clothing Mountain Visible from Space:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/the-clothing-mountain-visible-from-space-how-60000-tonnes-of-discarded-clothes-ended-up-in-chiles-atacama-desert/articleshow/132689467.cms

Impacts from Modern Purchases

https://northshorejournal.co/editorial/impacts-of-modern-purchases/

Life Cycle of a T-Shirt

The life cycle of a t-shirt - Angel Chang

Statistics About Fast Fashion Waste

https://earth.org/statistics-about-fast-fashion-waste/