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Male – 17 What do you think are the most What do you think of eco-friendly Female – 19 Would you consider yourself an environmentally conscious person and why? effective ways to reduce climate change? fashion? “I love it, I actually have a couple of eco- friendly t-shirts”… “They were Would you consider yourself an environmentally conscious person and why? “Yes, I would. I think that global warming is one of the biggest problems facing our planet at the moment. It makes me feel like a better person knowing I am doing something good in the world.” How do you practice being environmentally conscious? “I just make small changes in my day, “I think the big business’ need to realize the seriousness of climate change, all single use plastic should be band from stores across America, packing is totally unnecessary and wasteful.”… “If everyone stopped drinking dairy, it would make a huge difference it says online that it is worse than the oil industry.” from H&M, I dont think they were very expensive, I wish more brands would sell eco-friendly clothing because I’m sure I would buy it” What is your favorite clothing store? “Erm… I have plenty I would say Topshop, Forever 21 and Urban Outfitters are my favorite” … “I like “Totally! How can people say they aren’t these days.”… “ I think I am because I actually care about the environment, it makes me sad, seeing the effects of it. Animals becoming extinct and loosing their homes for money, it’s actually awful” How do you practice being environmentally conscious? like getting public transport, avoiding single use plastic and I like to cut down a lot in dairy” What do you think of eco-friendly fashion? “I love it! I think it’s a great idea, all Female – 15 Would you consider yourself an environmentally conscious person and them because they have fun styles and are always up to date with the fashion.” Would you pay more for an eco friendly garment? “I recently donated to a tree planting organization”...”I’m a vegan, so there is that. I also recycle everything, I donate my old clothes and I drink out of them metal water bottles so I rarely use plastic bottles.. Or plastic bags actually!” brands should introduce it.”…”I usually just buy quality items that I will wear a lot of times, I think it helps reduce textile waste, I’ve had a pair or Levi’s for almost 4 years now!” What is your favorite clothing store? “My favorite physical store to shop in is thrift stores because I feel that they are unique, and they can change the world.” why? “Yes, I care about my future on this planet, half of the animals we have will be extinct soon, it is awful” … “i first learnt about in class and it made me think a lot more about my actions” How do you practice being environmentally conscious? “Probably, the ones I already have were not very expensive, my mom buys me the clothes I want and I don’t think she would mind pays extra because she loves recycling” What do you think of eco-friendly fashion? “I think it’s a great idea, it should be made the normal thing. They should make it illegal to produce clothes in none ethical ways anyway.” … “I think celebrities should be encouraging this fashion, I couldn’t tell you one celebrity associated with eco friendly fashion.” Would you pay more for an eco friendly garment? “I recycle a lot at home, I stopped using plastic straws and plastic bottles. At school we planted a load of trees in What is your favorite clothing store? “I don’t really shop in the malls “Probably, if I needed a plain white t shirt I wouldn’t mind paying a bit extra for one that I know is doing the world some good.” the area, that was fun we also participated in the climate strike” anymore, I love Depop. They sell basically new or second hand clothing, but you get a lot more choice than thrift stores… …I love the clothes and it makes me happy knowing I’m not contributing to the landfills.”

Would you pay more for an eco friendly garment?

“Yeah, not a crazy amount more but a few dollars I definitely wouldn’t mind. I love helping the planet so I don’t mind at all.”

What do you think are the most effective ways to reduce climate change?

“Erm, probably just make small changes to your daily life, like obviously recycling, reduce plastic usage. Buy quality not quantity to stop you creating rubbish. Don’t use animal products, sign petitions, try and get public transport if you can.”

Would you consider yourself an environmentally conscious person and why?

“I think I am. I care about the environment. In school they taught us the effects of global warming and I think we need to stop it, because we made the problem otherwise there will be no wildlife left and the streets will be full of rubbish.”

How do you practice being environmentally conscious?

“I always recycle at home and me and my mum bring our own bags when we’re out shopping. I never litter, ever.”…” I take my reusable water bottle in with me to school, and I’m always telling my friends off for not recycling their rubbish!”

What do you think of eco-friendly fashion?

“I would definitely wear it, it has to look nice though. I’ve never actually seen it or heard much about it to be honest. I think it should be made trendy to wear eco friendly clothes.”

What is your favorite clothing store?

“I usually get my clothes from Zara or Topshop, I like ASOS as well they do good quality clothing, it doesn’t look cheap or tacky.” Would you pay more for an eco friendly garment?

“Yeah I think so, I don’t think my mum would mind if its helping the planet. Anything more than a tenner extra I think would be too much. Unless it was really nice and worth the extra.”

What do you think are the most effective ways to reduce climate change?

“Its easy, everyone needs to start recycling, planting more trees and stop using useless plastic like bottles or straws. The straws get stuck in turtles noses when they are in the ocean I saw it online it was horrible.”

Female – 17

Would you consider yourself an environmentally conscious person and why?

“Definitely, I strongly believe in being eco friendly. Who would want to damage the environment? I think it is one of the most important issues facing our world right now” How do you practice being environmentally conscious?

“I recycle everything, I buy my clothes second hand most of the time and never ever buy from fast fashion brands. I’m not a vegan but I like to reduce the amount of meat I eat, I also try and waste as little as possible. I cut single use plastic out as much as I can, I also get the bus to reduce my carbon footprint.”

What do you think of eco-friendly fashion?

“Great, I’d love to see more from certain high street brands who probably cause so much pollution filling landfills with textile waste, I would definitely buy from them if they did start doing this, it isn’t hard to be eco friendly!”

What is your favorite clothing store?

“I really like Depop, I can get my favorite designers and brands for cheaper than retail, and because its second hand it does stop clothes being thrown away, this makes me happy.” … “Sometimes I do like the charity shops however Its rare I’ll see something I like, vintage shops are good for this too!”

Would you pay more for an eco friendly garment?

“Yeah if it wasn’t loads more. Some things I wouldn’t buy second hand like pajamas, plain t-shirts, socks, you know? So if there was a good eco friendly alternative I would definitely choose that over it..” What do you think are the most effective ways to reduce climate change?

“RECYCLING, and just stop using pointless plastic in general! Get rid of fast fashion companies definitely and veganism which is becoming a lot ore popular. People should donate to wildlife charities. I think the government should make laws to prevent over usage of plastic, cutting down trees etc., it’s a threat to all countries.

Male – 19

Would you consider yourself an environmentally conscious person and why?

“I would call myself that definitely, I think I am because I’ve been raised with these views and I couldn’t agree more with helping save our planet.” …” I love to encourage others to be more sustainable, I care a lot for our planet.”

How do you practice being environmentally conscious?

“I buy things that can be reused, I love the cotton tote bags I’ve got about 10 at home, haha. I actually drive a electric car too, it is very easy to use one in my area, very efficient. I … .. recycle, obviously! Erm I try to cut down on the clothes I buy because I use to buy so many I would have to throw a lot away, now I am older I have learnt to buy quality over quantity.”

What do you think of eco-friendly fashion?

“Great, we should see it more often, especially with how much pollution fashion causes. I’ve seen a few brands like H&M and ASOS have clothes that are eco friendly but honestly that’s all I could tell you, quite shocking when you think about it.”

What is your favorite clothing store?

“I like street wear brands, I wear a lot of Adidas, Champion and Nike. They have good stuff that doesn’t go out of style and lasts me a long time.”

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