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HanesBrands Inc to achieve zero waste across its operations by 2025

HanesBrands Inc., the parent company of apparel brands Hanes, Champion, Bonds, Maidenform, and Bali, is set to achieve zero waste across its operations by 2025, according to its latest Sustainability report. The report, published on Earth Day, April 20, highlights the steps the apparel company has taken to ensure it reaches its sustainability...

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Zero waste fashion: Q&A with US brand Tonlé

When Bea Johnson started blogging about her strive to fit her garbage for an entire year in a single jar, many people called her crazy. Eleven years later, the zero waste movement is gaining traction. Johnson has a book, a TED Talk watched by over 300,000 people and an Instagram following of 200,000. Package-free shops are popping up across the...

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Video: TRUE TREPS(R) - These Zero Waste Entrepreneurs are Reinventing Retail

Lauren Singer (Founder, Trash is for Tossers; The Simply Co) and Daniel Silverstein (Founder, Zero Waste Daniel) are the co-founders of Package Free Shop, a zero waste store in Brooklyn, NY. Source: Youtube, The Elliot Group

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Video: Zero Waste Daniel Is Taking on One of Our Biggest Waste Problems

Meet Daniel Silverstein, the mind and hands behind Zero Waste Daniel, a completely zero-waste line of fashion that is 100% made from fabric scraps from other fashion designers and factories. Each piece is handmade in Brooklyn, unique, and one of a kind. Daniel explains his philosophy on fashion as well as his opinions on where the industry is...

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Wool and 3D Knitwear Reshape The Future With Zero Waste

Before an audience of well-heeled design professionals munching on avocado toast inside the luxurious creative space of Manhattan’s NeueHouse, a panel of Fashion Customization Pioneers reveal the results of an interesting partnership. Michelle Lee is Head of Americas for The Woolmark Company, Veronika Harbick is a fashion tech entrepreneur and...