Lisa Koenigsberg, the president of Initiatives In Art and Culture, Timo Rissanen, Daniel Silverstein, and Tabitha St. Bernard are zero waste fashion designers, and educators.
Reuse of post consumer waste is probably the best-known type of upcycling when it comes to garments and materials, yet it is simultaneously one of the most challenging, when it comes to taking it to scale.
Recycling and upcycling falls into two main categories: that which utilizes pre consumer waste - the waste produced through the manufacture of goods; and that which utilizes post consumer waste - waste that is produced through the disposal of manufactured goods.
Hand sewn by Alabama Chanin, each distinctive Reclaimed Patagonia Down Scarf embodies the transformation of waste into art.
Ecoalf recycled used fishing nets to produce new clothing and accessories.