Did you know Californians spend $70 million every year to landfill 1.24 million tons of clothes and other fabrics? 95% of these fabrics could be reused or recycled. Trendy fashion means the average outfit stays in your closet less than three years. How do we minimize impacts of clothing production and increase the amount of textiles reused, repaired and recycled?
CalRecycle is bringing together forward-thinking and innovative industry leaders to discuss how to reduce the incredible volume of cloth waste and its associated environmental impacts. Please join us for a workshop “The Truth About Textiles” next week.
Our expert panelists will talk about:
- The environmental impacts of fast fashion
- Sustainable design and manufacturing
- How to reduce, reuse, and repair fabric items instead of sending them to a landfill
- How policy can help
When: Tuesday, December 3, at 10 a.m.
Where: CalEPA Building, 1001 I St., Sacramento.
Please register here. We encourage you to attend in person so you can participate in our World Café. If you are unable to join in person, please attend by webcast. (The workshop link will go live shortly before the workshop starts.)
The Truth About Textiles
Schedule
Textiles Overview: The Environmental and Social Impacts of Fast Fashion
Tracey Harper, Textiles Program Lead, CalRecycle
Panel 1: Sustainable Manufacturing and Design
Trini Gantner, Project Manager, Textile Exchange
Krystle Moody Wood, Founder, Materevolve
Nikki Player, Raw Material R&D, Everlane
Panel 2: Textile Collection Methods
Marcus Gomez, Owner, California Clothing Recyclers
Alice Koehler, WasteZero, Senior Vice President of Marketing
Sevilla Granger, Project and Program Strategist, Textile Exchange
Lunch Break from 12:30 -1:30
Panel 3: Reduce, Reuse, Repair and Recycle
Steffen Kuehr, CEO & Founder, TekTailor, Inc.
Isaac Nichelson, CEO & Co-Founder, Circular Systems
Nima Pauline, Founder of Eco Culture Manufacturing, Textile Recapture Program & EcoSustineri-Technologies
What does textile policy look like?
Joanne Brasch, Special Project Manager, California Product Stewardship Council
World Café and Next Steps
Location:
Cal EPA Building, Byron Sher Auditorium
1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95812
Tuesday December 3, 2019
10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Parking:
Metered street parking is available around the CalEPA Building but is generally taken by mid-morning. The nearest parking garages are City Hall Garage (10th & I St entrance) and Capitol Garage (10th & L St entrance), and cost $3/hr. Nearby Lot D (12th & I St) has a $10 flat weekday rate. For more information about downtown parking options, please visit this City of Sacramento webpage.
Lunch options:
There is a small cafeteria-style café in the CalEPA building and an abundance of options nearby. Staff recommend La Cosecha (Mexican), La Bonne Soupe Café (soup/salad/sandwiches), Mother (vegetarian), Darna Mediterranean Kitchen (great buffet option), Bangkok@12Thai (Thai), and Takumi (Japanese).
Please direct all questions, comments, and concerns to 75percent@calrecycle.ca.gov. Unsubscribe from the CalRecycle 75 Percent Recycling Initiative listserv.
