Good NewsPhotomodo/Flickr New soccer team Vermont Green FC aims for social and environmental justice Vermont Green FC will donate 1 percent of its annual sales to environmental nonprofit organizations. For team merchandise, the club has partnered with Recover Brands, a company that makes 100 percent recycled products.
Politics To make an eco-friendly EV battery, think from the inside out Battery packs are designed to stuff a lot of energy into a small amount of space. Some think they should be built for recycling too.
Causes An old-school plan to fight plastic pollution gathers steam Companies like Coca-Cola used to collect 98 percent of their bottles, and new entrepreneurs are learning from their tactics.
Solutions www.fastcompany.com Patagonia launches ReCrafted, a line made out of damaged clothes Patagonia’s designers are turning unusable clothing into jackets, vests, and other items as part of its new ReCrafted collection.
Causescdn.fashionmagazine.com Michael Shank, Maxine Bédat: More recycling can’t fix the fundamental flaws with fast fashion Everyone in fashion is talking about “circularity,” but just focusing on reuse isn’t enough to lower the industry’s massive carbon footprint.
