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    Category: Fashion

    What is the challenge behind textile recycling?

    Recycling multiple fiber materials can be challenging because different fibers have different properties and can require different processes to be recycled effectively. For example, cotton…

    nycftcadmin February 1, 2023
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    Why is Sustainable Fashion more expensive?

    Sustainable fashion is often more expensive than conventional fashion for several reasons: Higher production costs: Sustainable fashion is made using eco-friendly materials and processes, which…

    nycftcadmin February 1, 2023
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    What is Textile Recycling?

    Textile recycling is the process of recovering used clothing and other textiles for re-use or to extract raw materials for manufacture of new products. This…

    nycftcadmin January 31, 2023
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    East Harlem store helps shoppers swap, pass on clothing items sustainably

    EAST HARLEM, Manhattan — The fashion industry is one of the least environmentally friendly industries that exists, but to help combat this is a store…

    nycftcadmin January 12, 2022
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    The NYC Fair Trade Coalition Wants You to Ditch Shopping and Start Swapping

    Swap meets are helping the NYCFTC introduce New Yorkers to a more planet- and worker-friendly consumer ethos. After a novelty holiday sweater wears out its…

    nycftcadmin December 8, 2021
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    Give the Gift of Knowledge

    Featured brands:BrexódóKizzouLand of J, Inc. View the whole guide here. Gift Guide 2021          Share it! Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin…

    nycftcadmin December 1, 2021
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    Reducing Fashion’s Massive Carbon Footprint

    CNN Call to Earth Fashion ShowThe fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world. The Sustainable Fashion Community Center in New…

    nycftcadmin November 16, 2021
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    Behind the Scenes at the Call to Earth Fashion Show

    Share it! Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin On Key Related Posts Follow Us Facebook Instagram Pinterest Twitter

    kathy Caldoza November 16, 2021
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    Harlem’s Sustainable Fashion Community Center Lets Customers Swap and Shop (Exclusive)

    Between pollutive material production, water waste, and oftentimes exploited workers, the fashion industry can have an extremely negative impact on our planet. Therefore it’s crucial…

    kathy Caldoza September 15, 2021
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    Swapping Clothes and Sustainable Fashion Key at New Community Center

    Inside the Sustainable Fashion Community Center in Harlem. COURTESY OF EVI ABELER PHOTOGRAPHY After quietly opening in May, the Sustainable Fashion Community Center at 1795…

    kathy Caldoza September 12, 2021
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