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Clothing & Climate Change
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Indicators of Climate Change
Learn about how we know the climate is changing.
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What Is The Greenhouse Effect?
Learn about why the climate is changing.
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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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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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![Cycle-setting dial on a washing machine.](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Correct_Washer_Cycle_ID_66_R_A.png)
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How to select the correct washer cycle for clothes
Article, 2020
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![Clothes dryer in laundry room](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Energy_Consumption_Dryers_ID_69_R_A.png)
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![Chemises sur un portemanteau](/sites/default/files/2021-08/life_cycle_t-shirt_ID_13_FR_R_V.png)
Video
The life cycle of a t-shirt - Angel Chang (audio anglais avec sous-titres en français)
Vidéo, 2017 ( 6:03 min)
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![Soccer balls upcycled into planters.](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Upcycling_Definition_ID_157_R_A.png)
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![Closeup of denim jeans](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Ethical_Denim_ID_265_R_A.png)
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Material guide: How ethical is denim?
Article, 2020
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![Skirt made from recycled plastics](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Recycled_Upcycled_Clothing_ID_156_R_A.png)
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![Laundry care tag](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Textile_Care_Symbols_ID_262_R_WS.png)
Website
Guide to Apparel and Textile Care Symbols
Government Website, 2019
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![Trash heap in Nicaragua with a child](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Environmental_Impacts_Fast_Fashion_ID_122_R_V.png)
Video
The environmental impacts of fast fashion
Video, 2021 (5:58 min.)
Image Source: Dennis Sylvester Hurd, Flickr
![A 38-year old t-shirt laid out on display](/sites/default/files/2021-07/T_Shirt_Life_Cycle_ID_111_V.png)
Video
The life cycle of a t-shirt
Video, 2017 (6:03 min.)
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![Trash pile](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Environ_Price_Fast_Fashion_ID_124_R_SJ.png)
Scientific Journal
The environmental price of fast fashion
Journal article
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![Polyurethane foam](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Polyurethane_ID_126_R_A.png)
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Is polyurethane environmentally friendly?
Article, 2020
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![Straws turning into microplastics](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Microfiber_Pollution_ID_127_R_I.png)
Infographic
What is microfiber plastic pollution?
Infographic
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![Purple synthetic fabric](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Synthetic_Fabrics_ID_129_R_A.png)
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![Center-pivot irrigation system in Southern California](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Embodied_Water_ID_130_R_A.png)
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Review of data on embodied water in clothing
Summary Report
Image Source: Brian Yurasits, Unsplash
![Pollution dredged up on the shore in Massachusetts](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Microplastic_Threat_ID_131_R_A.png)
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Accumulating 'microplastic' threat to shores
Article, 2021
Image Source: Divazus Fabric Store, Unsplash
![Lycra fabric](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Lycra_Spandex_ID_132_R_A.png)
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![Woman wearing spandex exercise clothing](/sites/default/files/2021-08/Products_Spandex_ID_133_R_A.png)
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