Here are some articles and resources I came across while working on my applied research project, Local Linen, for the Digital Journalism and Design master’s program at the University of South Florida.
Learn more about flax and linen:
- PA Flax Project
- Climate Fixers: The PA Flax Project wants to use a ‘climate-positive’ plant to transform the fashion industry (WHYY.org)
- Rebuilding North America’s Flax-to-Fiber Supply Chain (Ambrook Research)
- Fiber Briefing: Linen (Common Objective)
- Linen Market Size, Share, Growth… (Business Research Insights)
Learn more about the environmental impact of the garment industry:
- The fabrics with the worst environmental impact revealed… (The Independent)
- Handle with Care: Understanding the hidden environmental costs of cotton (World Wildlife Fund)
- Sustainability 101: Water Overuse (Fibre2Fashion)
- The Environmental Crisis Caused by Textile Waste (Roadrunner)
- UN Alliance aims to put fashion on path to sustainability (UNECE)
- Is Polyester Really *That* Bad? (The Sustainable Fashion Forum)
- Viscose Fibres Sustainability (Water Footprint Network)
- The impact of textile production and waste on the environment (infographics) (Topics: European Parliament)
- Fast fashion goes to die in the world’s largest fog desert. The scale is breathtaking. (National Geographic)
- The Aftermath of Fast Fashion (Boston University School of Public Health)
- Fashion is an environmental and social emergency… (UNECE)
- 10 Concerning Fast Fashion Waste Statistics (Earth.org)