Tag: recycling

The Short Life of Inanimate Objects
World + People
Dreams and Visions

The Short Life of Inanimate Objects

Adèle Chasson, project manager at the Stop Planned Obsolescence (HOP) NGO, talks about the importance of empowering consumers, the recent legal proceedings against Epson and Apple, and why it might not be your fingernails that are responsible for laddered tights.
Urszula Kaczorowska
The Secret Life of Textiles
Art + Stories
Experiences

The Secret Life of Textiles

Ethical fashion consumption may currently be in vogue, but it was once a necessity. In post-war Poland, hand-me-downs, recycled textiles, and handmade garments were all the norm.
Agata Zborowska
Swept Up by Cultural Scholars
World + People
The Other School

Swept Up by Cultural Scholars

Garbology might seem like a rubbish research field, but it can give important insights into human behaviour.
Włodzimierz Karol Pessel