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Zero waste fashion: Q&A with US brand Tonlé

When Bea Johnson started blogging about her strive to fit her garbage for an entire year in a single jar, many people called her crazy. Eleven years later, the zero waste movement is gaining traction. Johnson has a book, a TED Talk watched by over 300,000 people and an Instagram following of 200,000. Package-free shops are popping up across the...

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Video: TRUE TREPS(R) - These Zero Waste Entrepreneurs are Reinventing Retail

Lauren Singer (Founder, Trash is for Tossers; The Simply Co) and Daniel Silverstein (Founder, Zero Waste Daniel) are the co-founders of Package Free Shop, a zero waste store in Brooklyn, NY. Source: Youtube, The Elliot Group

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Video: Zero Waste Daniel Is Taking on One of Our Biggest Waste Problems

Meet Daniel Silverstein, the mind and hands behind Zero Waste Daniel, a completely zero-waste line of fashion that is 100% made from fabric scraps from other fashion designers and factories. Each piece is handmade in Brooklyn, unique, and one of a kind. Daniel explains his philosophy on fashion as well as his opinions on where the industry is...