Tasha Lewis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Fiber Science & Apparel Design. Her research interests include the disruptive impact of technology in the apparel industry, the behavior of fashion brands, global and domestic apparel production ("glocalization") issues, and the significance of social responsibility and sustainability throughout the global apparel supply chain. Tasha Lewis received her undergraduate and Master's degrees from The Ohio State University and her PhD from Cornell University.
So upcycling makes the best use for a clothing because you're adding value is the main thing but if you're using it as a garment and you're upcycling it, you're using it for what it was always intended to be. When we downcycle, we lose value but we also may sort of create other waste streams that m...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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