In all of 2015, about 75 pounds of clothing were thrown away per person in the United States. Several years later, that amount has only increased — the average American citizen threw away about 82 pounds of clothing during the year 2020. What many heavy consumers don’t realize is that when you throw clothes “away,” they still end up somewhere.
A nation resting above the Arabian sea, Pakistan’s vulnerability to climate change reveals that environmental justice is an economic issue just as much as it is an environmental one.
Sophomore marine vertebrate biology student Sydney Bell was recently recognized by the Long Island Business News’ 30 Under 30 list. Bell created her nonprofit Tidal Tees Apparel, which sells sustainably made apparel, at only 18 years old, during her senior…