Team 2A

F2 Change-Makers: Phoebe H, Adam H, Maya T, Kaitlyn T

Our Sustainability Challenge...

How might we get people in the UTS community to change their buying and usage habits to become more sustainable?

Our Sustainability campaign aims to...

Help the UTS community in changing their buying and usage habits to become more sustainable.

Our Moral Imperative...

We think that this is an important subject to pursue because "fast fashion is cheap and mass-produced clothes that have a huge impact on the environment. These garments appeal to shoppers because they are affordable and "trendy". But because they aren't built to last and quickly go out of style, these clothes are quickly discarded, piling up in landfills." (treehugger.com)

Our Campaign serves/benefits the UTS community by...

Showing them what happens to the clothes they are wearing, and what you can do to make a change. It also provides a fun and sustainable way to get a new wardrobe.

The Sustainable Development Goal(s) our campaign addresses is...

Goal 12. We want to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Events or Activities that you'd like to engage the UTS community in?

Join us in the change-making! Let's work together to support sustainable development in this area.

Sustainable Fashion Lessons and Tutorials

UTS Up-Cycling Committee

371 Bloor Drop 'n Swap

In collaboration with the SFC (Sustainable Fashion Club)

SFC Thrift Store

In collaboration with the SFC

Thanks to everyone who stopped buy and bought something!

Here's what you should know

Below is some information about how this problem is manifesting in world, and some real-world examples.

Up-Cycling Committee Lesson Plan - Week 1

The Problem

In this slideshow that we have created, we are explaining what the effects of fast fashion are, what you can do to help, and a step-by-step explanation on how to up-cycle your socks into scrunchies!

The Effects

Fast fashion may be quick and "trendy", but because they aren't built to last and quickly go out of style, these clothes are quickly discarded, piling up in landfills like this one in Chile.

Up-Cycling Helps!

Up-Cycling clothing, items or anything else (like paper plates or old ties) reduces the amount of times that things end up in landfills. They get a second (or even third or fourth) chance at life, and can be useful to more than one person! Reusing things is better than getting new things, and up-cycling can help make that happen!

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