According to EcoWatch, the fashion industry is one of the least environmentally friendly industries in the world, second only to the oil business. Fortunately a lot of attention is now being focused on how to produce clothing in more sustainable ways. But very little is…
When you hear the term “environmental activist,” you probably don’t picture someone who looks like this and recycles mannequins. As the owner of Mannequin Madness I have been advocating for retail chains to recycle their mannequins and I have personally handled the recycling process for…
Last year when The Gap was installing brand new mannequins for selected stores, they needed an eco-friendly alternative to dispose of their old mannequins. Many retailers just throw their unwanted mannequins in the trash, but not The Gap. They just made one phone call -…
“The apparel industry is the second-largest polluter in the world, second only to the oil industry,” said retailer Eileen Fisher in this article about the fashion industry and its responsbiity for its pollution.While most of the pollution is generated in the pre-production stage of producing clothing, there is a significant…