Hello! I’m 21F and on the path to making some changes to be more sustainable with diet, consumption of goods, switching to better materials etc. I think I’ve made some good strides so far but I really struggle to find anywhere that suitable that has plus size clothing in the UK. Any suggestions would be great, and I don’t mind spending more for quality at all. (Also shoe brands for smaller feet would be great! Size 4)
Because the most sustainable clothing is what already exists, show off your thrifted pieces here!
We make bags from banana fiber. They're fully biodegradable return them to soil and they break down naturally. Here's what we realized recently: we have no idea what actually happens to our bags at end of life.
We tell customers the bags biodegrade. But:
Do customers know how to compost a bag?
Do they put it in landfill anyway because that's the default?
Do they keep using it long past when it should be retired?
Do they pass it on to someone else? We've never systematically asked. We sent a survey to 200 long term customers last month. 47 responded (23% response rate lower than we hoped).
Results:
61% said they're still using the bag (good durability working)
22% said they passed it on to a family member or friend
11% said they put it in regular waste when done
4% said they composted it
2% said they cut it up and used pieces for other things
The 11% in regular waste bothers us. Even biodegradable materials don't biodegrade well in sealed landfills.
We're thinking about a take back program send us your old Maleema bag, we compost it properly and give you a discount on a new one.
Please feel free to post as many surveys as you'd like in this thread. This post will repeat every week on Tuesdays at 8 am CST.
I am looking for new underwear and I want to do better for my health as I just diagnosed with a chronic illness
does anyone know really good and reasonable organic underwear uk as a lot seem to have smaller sizes sold out too and spenny
What are your favorite vintage brands (and era if they were only good for a certain time period)? I’ve been dressing in predominantly vintage clothing outside of work and loungewear for several years now. Besides loving the fashion of previous decades (especially 60s, 70s, & 90s), another reason I thrift is for sustainability reasons and very rarely buy even modern clothing that is not secondhand.
The problem is a lot of my clothing especially from the 70s is made with uncomfortable materials (polyester especially). While it’s ok depending on the occasion, I walk everywhere and just cannot stand how sweaty and gross these unbreathable materials are. My mission now is to shop only for natural materials, such as cotton and linen. Additionally I’m hoping to find items that will hold up to regular wear and also not require dry cleaning. Are there certain brands that you find reliable in these factors? Thanks in advance!
Edit to add: I personally don’t wear wool and silk due to my vegan lifestyle but support others purchasing it secondhand to reduce the demand knowing they (wool especially) are generally durable and eco-friendly options.
