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Clothing & Climate Change
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Article/Backgrounder
Indicators of Climate Change
Learn about how we know the climate is changing.
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Article/Backgrounder
What Is The Greenhouse Effect?
Learn about why the climate is changing.
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Article/Backgrounder
Understanding Clothing Care Symbols
Knowing how to read laundry symbols on a clothing label can help you to keep your clothes looking their best as well as make smart purchasing decisions.
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Hands-on Activity
Recycling Yarn Part 1: Preparing the Fibres
Learn how to recycle fibres from yarn and prepare it for making new yarn.
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Hands-on Activity
Recycling Yarn Part 2: Spinning
Learn how to spin fibres to make yarn using a drop spindle you make yourself.
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Article/Backgrounder
The Circular Economy Opportunity
Explore how clothing could fit into a circular economy.
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Life Cycle of Clothing
Learn about the life cycle of clothing including a spotlight of two items of clothing - a cotton t-shirt and a pair of polyester yoga pants.
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Practical tips: Ecological Halloween
An article that presents some ideas for an eco-friendly Halloween
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Scientific Journal
Clothing consumption: analyzing the apparel industry’s current and future...
Journal Article, 2020
Image Source: Mert Guller, Unsplash
![Woman holding a leaf](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Carbon_Footprint_Clothing_ID_11_R_SJ.png)
Scientific Journal
Carbon footprint of clothing and textile products (2015)
Journal article, 2015
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![Drones over a cotton field](/sites/default/files/2021-06/XPCC_Cotton_ID_9_A.png)
Article/Backgrounder
A new U.S. rule could change what you wear
Article, 2020
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Article/Backgrounder
Watch out for these 5 gnarly chemicals
Article, 2016
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![Clothing with 100% polyester tag](/sites/default/files/2021-06/Synthetic_Chem_Clothing_ID_13_A.png)
Article/Backgrounder
There are hidden chemicals in our clothing
Article, 2018
Image Source: Manny Becara, Unsplash
![Indigenous-made skirts](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Indigenous_Fashion_Week_ID_27_R_WS.png)
Website
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Video
How advertising rewires kids' brains
Video, 2019 (4:14 min.)
Image Source: Mathieu CHIRICO, Unsplash
![Woman on a pier in France](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Money_Experiences_ID_31_R_A.png)
Article/Backgrounder
Gen Z Is spending money on experiences over things
Article, 2019
Image Source: Rio Lecatompessy, Unsplash
![Clothing manufactory in Bangladesh](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Monstrous_Disposable_Industry_ID_33_R_A.png)
Article/Backgrounder
Image Source: Free-Photos, Pixabay
![Woman in fast fashion jeans leaning up against a railing](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Struggles_Fast_Fashion_ID_34_R_A.png)
Article/Backgrounder
Struggles of youth with fast fashion
Article, 2020
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![Red clothing donation bin outside of a USPS hub](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Clothing_Donations_ID_36_R_A.png)
Article/Backgrounder
What really happens to your clothing donations?
Article, 2016