"Sustainable streets" is a scroll triggered interactive website designed as part of a MA. Research project. It is aimed to drive awareness about fast fashion and reveal solutions and changes that can be made towards the consumption of fashion.

Check it out and please share if you think others should know!

If you would like to contact me my email is megansarah94@gmail.com

Thank you!

Half a tonne of clothing every minute is dumped into a landfill in Ireland.

The fashion industry is also the second largest polluter in the world.

Every year....

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1,500,000,000,000 (1.5 trillion)

litres of water are used... for fashion

750,000,000

people dont have access to drinking water... because of fashion

70,000,000

barrels of oil are used to make polyester... for fashion

70,000,000

trees are cut down... for fashion

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There is no planet B, but there is a Plan B!

Charity shops in Ireland sold 11.5 million garments in 2019…

That’s 11.5 million garments not in landfills!

So what you can DO is.....

Be part of the solution, not part of the pollution.

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(1/4) Swap and borrow from friends and family, tag team that shirt!

One person’s trash is another’s treasure, donate to charities and pick up some gems while you are there.

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(2/4) Ask yourself will I wear it 30 times? If not it’s not worth it!

A penny saved is a penny earned. Also a cotton t-shirt not bought is enough emissions saved to drive 56 kilometers in a car. Fast fashion is only cheaper if we actually wear the clothes. When something is cheap we tend to not value it.

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(3/4) Buy from charity and vintage shops or from locally produced brands instead of from faceless retail giants.

It keeps $$ in your community while lowering your carbon footprint.

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(4/4) Mend a piece of clothing every season. Scars tell stories, look at your clothes as a part of your self-identity.

I got this hole in Berlin at the coolest bar ever! This jacket could tell some stories, I love it!

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55% of Irish people agree that climate change “is the most serious issue facing the world” (The Irish Times)

Together we will make a difference!

If you think people should know please share!

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