This week's presentation will cover the basics of how waste contributes to climate change, differences between textile waste, industry practices that lead to waste, and FABSCRAP's work to provide solutions.

Our speaker, Erin Wiens, is an ethical textile waste management advocate currently based in Brooklyn, New York. Her experience as a buyer in secondhand clothing spurred her interest in holding the fashion industry accountable for its environmental impact.

Currently, in Erin’s role as Community Lead at FABSCRAP, she works to educate local communities, schools, and designers about textile waste and hopeful solutions. Erin strives to make the fashion industry more equitable and sustainable through implementing circular design, redefining waste as a resource, and advocating for climate justice.

To learn more, go to:
https://fabscrap.org/
Their most recent annual report:
https://tinyurl.com/FABSCRAP22

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Podcast and Zoom Host: ⁠⁠Rushton Hurley⁠⁠

Podcast Producer: ⁠⁠Elton Sherwin⁠⁠

Audio edited and enhanced with: ⁠⁠Descript Studio Sound ⁠⁠ 

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