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F2 Change-Makers: Steven H, Jerry L, Keshav V, Evan M
Our Sustainability Challenge...
How can we support sustainable production of clothing and prevent textile waste?
Our Sustainability campaign aims to...
Our Sustainability campaign aims to...
Educate and make people aware about the consequences of throwing out used clothes. We aim to also help people find out about local places to donate used clothing. This is one topic that all 4 of us feel very strongly about.
Our Moral Imperative...
Our Moral Imperative...
This challenge was important to our team, because all our members had previously donated clothes, however on our survey from a few months ago there was a portion of the school who said they were not donating clothes.WW
Our Campaign serves/benefits the UTS community by...
Our Campaign serves/benefits the UTS community by...
By teaching people how to donate clothes (as it is something not done by everyone). The UTS clothes collected from the lost and found go to charities (which is good). However, people who REALLY need them might not get access to them. Our initiative will send the clothes to other organizations as well.
The Sustainable Development Goal(s) our campaign addresses...
The Sustainable Development Goal(s) our campaign addresses...
1) No poverty
12) Responsible consumption and production
13) Climate action (as lots of clothes end up at landfills which then get dumped into the ocean)
<Here are some very great organizations that UTS students should consider donating to:
1) https://toronto.dressforsuccess.org/
What really happens to the clothes you donate, where do they go? Watch this video to find out:
So what can we do better as a school, and what has our group done?
Clothing Drives
Clothing Drives
Our group would like UTS to actively participate in regular clothing drives. This will encourage students to get interested in the topic of fast fashion, and take initiative on their own.
We can buy clothes from companies that encourage sustainable fashion habits
We can buy clothes from companies that encourage sustainable fashion habits
Many companies are well aware of the current crisis going on in the world, and are taking action. It is great to encourage these companies and buy their products.
What did we do about it?
What did we do about it?
Our group tried to organize a clothing drive. Although it was not as successful as we thought it would be, we still learned a lot from it. We learned that fast fashion is one of the most overlooked problems in the world right now. It was a huge eye opener.
Here's what you should know
Here's what you should know
Below is some information about how this problem is manifesting in world, and some real-world examples.
Did you know?
Did you know?
It takes roughly 700 gallons of water to make just 1 cotton shirt??
It takes 80 years for a cotton shirt to break down in the landfills
The fast fashion industry produces over 1% of the words emissions. This may not seem like a lot, but it really is!
Another shocking statistic...
Another shocking statistic...
Roughly 95% of the clothes we cannot wear anymore can be recycled
Instead of recycling them, we tend to throw them out, and not consider the people who could wear the clothes and benefit greatly from them.
Also, studies show that less than 10% of clothes are actually kept by the donation organizations.
How is fast fashion bad for the environment?
How is fast fashion bad for the environment?
Fast fashion is the second largest contributor to water pollution. The dyes from the clothing has immensely negative effects on the water.
The polluted water can leak into farmers' land, and destroy their crops and pose health risks for the community.
Many of our shirts are made out of a cheaper alternative to cotton called viscose. This has extremely detrimental effects on the environment.
Did you know that: The fashion industry is currently responsible for more annual carbon emissions than all international flights and maritime shipping combined
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