Author: Kirsi Laitala
Summary
The report discusses the significant environmental challenges posed by textile waste and provides a knowledge base for the Norwegian learning platform What Now? The Change Lab, aimed at educating children and youth about sustainability. It highlights the increasing textile production and the corresponding rise in textile waste, with approximately 92 million tonnes discarded globally each year. The document emphasizes the environmental consequences of this waste, including pollution, resource depletion, and impacts on climate change. Additionally, the report outlines the need for improved regulations, new business practices, and consumer behaviour changes to mitigate these challenges, encouraging educational initiatives like the Change Lab to inspire sustainable choices among younger generations.