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Circular Economy For Dummies
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Circular Economy For Dummies

by Ritchie, Eric Corey Freed
April 2021
Beginner
432 pages
12h 5m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 18

The Circular Economy for Fashion and Clothing

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Identifying the problem with the fashion industry

Bullet Navigating the steps involved in shifting fashion from linear mode to circular

Bullet Inspecting the advantages and disadvantages of fashion’s most popular fabrics

There’s a reason that this chapter is one of the longest chapters in this book: The fashion industry is extremely wasteful and has a lot of room for improvement, and the circular economy is the saving grace of this trillion-dollar industry. Every person on Planet Earth needs and uses textiles, especially for clothing. Fashion is a global enterprise that not only allows individuals to creatively express themselves, but also allows them to maintain level of personal comfort as well. Hot weather, cold weather, wet, dry, humid — whatever the climate conditions are, clothes have been made to specifically maintain comfort and protect the user from the elements.

Though technological advancements have allowed for a wider range of materials — each with its own, unique properties — the way we design, manufacture, and manage the material lifecycle of clothing has some severe drawbacks that need to be resolved. The ...

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