EASY WAYS TO LIVE A LIFE less wasteful

1 SUPPORT UPCYCLED FASHION

heap manufacturing and fast-changing trends mean we throw things away without a second thought. Fashion and recycling have worked in tandem for decades through upcycling and charity shops, but now designers are becoming increasingly adventurous, creating stylish designs from waste products. Locally, Woolworths introduced recycled polyester (PET) fibre into its RE: jeans in 2014. They’ve since extended their use of PET across women’s and men’s wear, sleepwear, kids’ wear and home products, using around 5,2 million 500ml PET bottles in the last year. At H&M, almost 60% of their materials are either recycled or sustainably sourced. Even smaller brands are coming