A new study commissioned by the Changing Markets Foundation and carried out by the Microplastic Research Group at Çukurova University finds that recycled polyester, the fashion industry’s flagship ‘sustainable’ solution, sheds more microfibres than virgin polyester.
This report covers case studies from Sweden, Finland, Portugal, Chile and Indonesia which unveil the environmental and human cost of switching to paper-based packaging. You can read them here.
The pitfalls of direct material substitution in the packaging sector
Wardrobe Change is a coalition of civil society organisations calling for EU action to stop the textile industry’s destructive impact on our planet’s precious natural resources.
This study calls attention to the need for ICT (Information and Communications Technology) products to be prioritised in ESPR (Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation) and Ecodesign by demonstrating significant material impacts in a number of broad product groupings that have...
In this report we shine a light on the true cost of planned obsolescence, and provide recommendations to increase the repairability of our everyday products and ensure they last longer.
