Fast fashion can sometimes feel like the only affordable option but did you know that much of the ‘high street’ fashion contains plastic? Not just in packaging but also in the material the clothes are made from. Unfortunately this then finds its way into our waterways when we wash our clothes or ends up in landfill where synthetic fibres can take 500 years to break down!
Buying second hand from our local charity shops eradicates plastic packaging, supports our town’s economy and raises money for good causes – win, win, win!
Daisy, Daisy has an impressive stock of children’s clothes, shoes and accessories. The Wotton Freebies site on Facebook is a great place to find or swap unwanted fashion and did you know that Fish Out of Water stock a range of sports and beach wear made locally from recycled fibres?
Here in Wotton you can even make an ethical choice when you buy glasses from Armstrong and North Opticians – they have a range of frames available that are made from recycled sea plastics.
In an ideal world all our clothes could be made from natural fibres that don’t contain plastics but that just isn’t the reality for most of us. So what should we do about clothes that shed microplastics during washing? There are steps you can take like installing a filter on your washing machine or using a specially designed bag to capture the plastic. If you’d like more information, we recommend reading this article on Woolovers website.