How circular economy tackles climate change?
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Policy Consulting White Paper under Council on Sustainable Development by GGI Fellows-?How circular economy tackles climate change with fashion industry in South East Asia
Trashing clothes also costs the government a lot of money. In the US, a municipality spends about $45 per ton of fashion waste to be sent to landfill. New York govt. spends nearly $20.6 million annually to ship textile wastes to landfills and incinerators; a major reason why it has become especially interested in diverting unwanted clothing out of the waste stream.
In this paper we focus on fast fashion as it is the leading contributor to environmental pollution despite accounting for ~2% of the total apparel industry as it contributes a lot of apparel units at affordable prices.
Read this white paper to identify key sources of pollution from the industry, and suggest solutions with a circular economy model to promote sustainable fashion. From materials to product disposal, through manufacturing and consumption, there could be alternatives for each stage in the product life cycle to make it more environmentally friendly.
Please find the White Paper here:?https://www.globalgovernanceinitiative.org/post/how-circular-economy-tackles-climate-change-with-fashion-industry-in-south-east-asia
Mentor:??Akshay Cyril
Author:? Dipti Mishra , Victor M. and Jasmine Ko