EXTEND YOUR GARMENTS LIFECYCLE
RYANNE FRAZIER
FASM 210
PROJECT 3
PROFESSOR BETANCUR
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EXTEND YOUR GARMENT LIFECYCLE
W H AT ’ S AC T U A L LY I N YO U R C LOT H S
PURCHASE QUALITY OVER QUNTITY
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL E D U C AT I O N A L PURPOSFUL FRUGALITY T R A N S F O R M AT I V E POSSIBLE CONSCIOUS USEFUL MINIMAL
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We have the opportunity to vote everyday for what we want through what we purchase. Our purchases dictate what we support and approve of. By supporting a life focused on sustainability, we are purchasing to make a purposeful and positive impact for ourselves, our environment, each other, and life as a whole. We can drive the power into the fundamental practices of our government and society by changing our thought process and our decision making.
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Personal action is extremely important. If every person makes a small change, it adds up to something meaningful. This will demonstrate our potential as leaders that we support this broad societal movement and the actions needed to implement it.
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We should NOT let our personal identities be mediated by what the market place is selling. SET STANDARDS FOR SUSTAINABILITY. We should downsize, shop local, be frugal, and purchase with a purpose in mind.
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Once we own these ‘things’ we purchase, or ‘thieves of time’, we should care for them and work to prolong their life-cycle. Once they have been reused time and time again, they should be recycled and repurposed properly because IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. We have the power to change our purchasing, use, and disposal habits. Our response is one of the only ways to help save the environment.
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EXTEND YOUR GARMENT L I F E C YC L E
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CUSTOMER USE
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS - Waste Generation: According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average consumer generates 4.5 pounds of waste each day. - Barry Commoner wrote The Closing Circle, which explored the relationships that increased industrialization and technology have all aspect of life. He presented the FOUR LAWS OF ECOLOGY: 1. Everything is connected to everything else 2. Everything must go somewhere 3. Nature knows best 4. There is no such thing as a free lunch
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CUSTOMER USE THOUGHTS
-Humans participate as members in Earth’s environmental system, but paradoxically they exploit the environment in an effort to produce wealth for themselves. HOW CAN WE CHANGE THIS WITH WHAT WE HAVE? (Regarding clothing only for this presentation) WEARING/LAUNDERING - GIVE YOUR CLOTHING SOME LOVE. - DON’T use detergent that is chemically enriched - WATCH your usage while washing. Water+Electricity = Environmental impacts contributing to pollution, burning fossil fuels, creating C02 emissions. - READ the washing instructions. Consumers aren’t educated about washing habits. If we wash as instructed determined by the fabric, our garments will last longer. - DON’T DRY CLEAN. Chemicals are used rather than water. There are health risks to humans, animals, and the air when they are released into the atmosphere. This can create serious health issues (cancer.)
SUSTAINABILITY MINDED - REUSE, REDUCE, RECYCLE - Sustainability is “the ability to achieve continuing economic prosperity while protecting the natural systems of the planet and providing a high quality of life for its people.” - Garments are thrown away for many reasons - HOW CAN WE FIX THIS? - Public awareness and education on what the waste is doing to our environment. Once people become increasingly aware of environmental issues and start raising their standards for what they purchase, manufacturers and retailers will have to start creating sustainable products. - IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO RECYCLING - Important for its role in reducing landfill contents, renewing limited resources, and saving energy in the production processes. - Be ecologically conscious - Don’t only recycle your clothing, also look to purchase recycled clothing. - Look to resell at New & Used garment stores - Look to donate - Look to take clothing to a recycling deposit center: - H&M, Puma, North Face, Levi’s, Gap, Patagonia - Planet Aid: nonprofit sells collected textiles to vendors in developing countries and uses the profits to support sustainable agriculture programs in sub-Saharan Africa - I:CO: “I Collect.” Give back all discarded clothing, shoes, or accessories to an I:CO location and receive a voucher with which they can immediately get money off of a new purchase.
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END OF LIFE THOUGHTS
THOUGHT PROCESS
COVER VA R I AT I O N S
PA G E E X P L O R AT I O N & I D E A’ S
BRAND I N S P I R AT I O N
RYANNE FRAZIER
FASM 210
PROJECT 3
PROFESSOR BETANCUR