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61) Fashion's Waste Crisis in the Atacama Desert | with SumOfUs and Desierto Vestido
61) Fashion's Waste Crisis in the Atacama Desert | with SumOfUs and Desierto Vestido
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Sep 27, 2022
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Podcast episode
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Late last year, the realities of fashion’s waste crisis in the Atacama Desert made headlines. You might have seen some of them: "The fast fashion graveyard in Chile's Atacama Desert", or "Chile's Atacama Desert: Where Fast Fashion Goes to Die" or maybe "Chile's Desert: dumping ground for fast fashion's leftovers".In this episode, we're hearing from Angela of Desierto Vestido and Laura from SumOfUs to go beyond the headlines to discover what led to this waste crisis decades before it grabbed the attention of the media and how things have been faring after the news stories died down… *****This episode was brought to you by Green Eco Dream, a sustainably-minded marketplace with eco-conscious alternatives for your health, home, beauty, and on-the-go needs.Check out Green Eco Dream's collection of low waste, low impact laundry essentials to help make your loved clothes last!***** FULL SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT:https://www.consciouslifeandstyle.com/fashion-waste-atacama-desert RESOURCES MENTIONED:Sign The Petition to Gabriel Boric EPISODE MENTIONED:Ep.31 - The Reality of the Secondhand Clothing Trade with Nikissi Serumaga CONNECT WITH DESIERTO VESTIDO AND SUMOFUS:SumOfUs Instagram - @sumofusDesierto Vestido Instagram - @desiertovestido_tarapaca CONNECT WITH ELIZABETH & CONSCIOUS STYLE:WebsiteInstagramPinterest SUBSCRIBE TO THE CONSCIOUS EDIThttps://www.consciouslifeandstyle.com/edit
Released:
Sep 27, 2022
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Podcast episode
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