We all know fashion’s waste problem which is creating environmental problems. Now working towards a better future, Ackermans has launched an innovative solution to its fashion textile waste. Along with Wastecrete, the popular South African clothing brand has produced...
The circular fashion movement is a response to environmental, social and economic impacts of the fashion industry’s waste crisis. We now know that hundreds of thousands of tonnes of clothing end up in landfill, are burnt or are jettisoned by bale loads from the Global...
There is a growing number of secondhand clothing resellers and vintage stores in the formal market, as well as vendors and markets in the informal economy. We know very little about the origins of the garments, how they end up in our local thrift stores and on...
Rethread has long since been a brand that Twyg has admired for the way that designer and founder, Alexa Schempers, uses waste to create unique and sustainable garments. Rethread focuses on selling three categories of clothing: redesigned (upcycled), sustainably-made...
This essay was originally published on the Daily Maverick and forms part of a series, commissioned by the Presidential Climate Commission, that explores challenges and opportunities relating to a just transition in South Africa, with a specific focus on enhancing...
