Monthly theme: Fashion
March is Fashion Month. Learn about fashion's role in creating waste and its contributions to the climate crisis, and how you can take steps to minimize these impacts. And make sure to sign up for the Waste Wise News e-newsletter and follow Waste Wise Lane County on Facebook and Instagram to stay in-the-know!
Fast facts
Source: The Center for Biological Diversity
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The fast fashion industry is a significant contributor to
the climate crisis, responsible for as much as 10% of
global carbon dioxide emissions.
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Waste occurs at every stage
of the garment manufacturing process, harming wildlife, degrading land, and polluting soil and water.
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Animal-based textiles such as wool are responsible for
greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution, widespread
habitat loss from deforestation and grassland
conversion, and other harms to wildlife. In fast fashion,
wool is commonly blended with fibers derived from
fossil fuels and coated with chemicals, further increasing
the environmental cost of production and disposal of
these garments.
Test your Fashion Knowledge
Compete against other readers and see how you fare. This month, have some fun and test your knowledge of Fashion! 
PLEASE NOTE: The game will be active throughout the month. Good luck!
Quiz information provided by:
At What Cost? Unravelling the Harms of the Fast Fashion Industry (Center for Biological Diversity, 2023)
Waste Wise Tip: Local partnership uplifts unhoused community while reducing textile waste
Kelly Bell, Lane County Master Recycler Program Coordinator, elaborates on the Re-Patch Program. The program helps empower folks transitioning from homelessness with industrial sewing skills.
Sustainable Fashion Resources
Just 3.5 percent: that’s the percentage of a population it takes to engage with an issue (like climate change) to make transformational change. Join the movement and engage.
Have more resources about this topic you want us to add to the list? Drop us a line at [email protected].
FiX iT Lane County
https://www.fixitlanecounty.com
Discard Upcycling
https://discardupcycling.com
Wildling Collaborative Arts
https://wildlingcollaborativearts.com/
MECCA Workshops, Classes & Camps
https://www.materials-exchange.org
BRING Product Design Challenge
https://bringrecycling.org/product-design-challenge
Upcycled Fashion Show (Shelton McMurphey Johnson House & Viking Textile Maker Hub)
https://smjhouse.org/runway/
University of Oregon Craft Center
https://craftcenter.uoregon.edu/fiber-arts
Guide to Used Goods in Eugene-Springfield
https://ow.ly/60li50QN5ep
Take the Jump
https://takethejump.org/dress-retro
St.Vincent de Paul
https://www.svdp.us/
Goodwill
https://www.goodwill.org
Craigslist
https://eugene.craigslist.org
The Freecycle Network
https://www.freecycle.org
Buy Nothing
https://buynothingproject.org
UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion
https://unfashionalliance.org
Centre for Sustainable Fashion
https://www.sustainable-fashion.com
Fashion for Good
https://fashionforgood.com