Is sustainability in style at New York & London Fashion Week?
At this season’s highly-anticipated New York and London Fashion Weeks, we’re seeing a blend of luxury fashion, fast fashion, and eco-conscious fashion on the runways.
Beyond plastic
America's plastic problem has gotten way out of hand.
Most of us diligently recycle, take reusable bags with us when we shop, and look for new ways to stop using so much single use plastic “stuff”. Our individual actions are necessary, but won’t be enough. The good news is that the momentum to move beyond plastic is growing. More states, communities and businesses are getting rid of plastic bags, foam containers and other plastic “stuff” we can live without.
The Latest on Beyond plastic
New research finds plastic in human brains
Plastic pellets on trains: a disaster waiting to happen
Updates
The US is poised to support reducing global plastic production ahead of final negotiations on a UN Global Plastics Treaty
Knock, knock. Who’s there? PIRG!
The Environmental Protection Agency sets it sights on toxic chemical used to make plastic
Featured Resources
Reducing plastic waste in the states
Trash in America
10 steps Whole Foods can immediately take to reduce single-use plastic
Where is plastic produced?
Did you know?
In 2015, Americans landfilled or incinerated over 50 million tons of compostable waste. That is enough to fill a line of fully-loaded 18-wheelers, stretching from New York City to Los Angeles ten times.
What We're Doing
Increasing compost can quickly and efficiently decrease methane emissions in landfills and restore soil health.
I believe that as every individual walking the surface of this planet called earth wears clothes, we are all part of the fashion industry, hence very critical that, we all come together in this moment of existence with our individual capacities, to make a generational change and impact.Kwamena Boison, Co-Founder + Head of Design, THE REVIVAL, Ghana
Kwamena Boison
When I envision a sustainable fashion future I really see it being a collaborative ecosystem where brands, designers, activists, and leaders are coming together to design new systems (not just new clothes).Amanda Lapham, Co-Founder of Wolven & Creative Designer, California
Amanda Lapham
I hope to see waste in the fashion industry continue to dwindle. Circularity is paramount for Everywhere and for ensuring a sustainable future on this planet.Irys Placida Kornbluth, COO of Everywhere Apparel, California
Irys Placida Kornbluth
I’m really excited about what we can do in Washington because we can move in a direction that’s good for people, good for the environment, and good for the economy all at the same time.Sharlett Mena, Washington State Representative, District 29
Representative Mena
Through calling on companies to change their practices, I hope for an industry that is never inherently unsustainable to shop from.Prissila Moreno, OSPIRG Vice Chair, OSPIRG Waste is out of Fashion campaign coordinator at the University of Oregon
Prissila Moreno
The Latest
Type
News Release: Microplastics threaten Lake Erie and wildlife
Cleanup event reveals plastic pellet pollution on Euclid Beach, Cleveland, Ohio
Statement: California Legislature approves bills to strengthen state bag ban
Here’s how microplastics are harming our health
Recent research reveals that tiny plastic particles are damaging our digestive system, lungs, reproductive system, and more.
Before the school year starts, go on a ‘nurdle hunt’
With summer winding down, consider taking your kids on one last summer adventure— to find plastic pellets, aka nurdles
Team
Park
Faye
Park
Executive Vice President; President, PIRG
Rakov
Susan
Rakov
Managing Director, Frontier Group; Senior Vice President, The Public Interest Network
Katz
Danny
Katz
Executive Director, CoPIRG
Domenitz
Janet
Domenitz
Executive Director, MASSPIRG
Morgenstein
Mark
Morgenstein
Director of Media Relations, The Public Interest Network