How to Fix Every Common #Zipper Problem

Here's how to fix all the problems you'll run into with anything that zips.

by Thorin Klosowski, July 26, 2024

"#Zippers haven’t changed much since they were first invented, and neither have the problems we all have with them. From stuck zippers to teeth that just won’t clinch, here’s how to fix all the problems you’ll run into with anything that zips."

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-fix-every-common-zipper-problem-5975700?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

#Reuse #Repair #SayNoToFastFashion #ClothesHacks

Gegen Wegwerf-Mode: Wer sich in Frankreich Schuhe neu besohlen oder Kleidung stopfen lässt, kann dafür künftig eine staatliche Subvention in Anspruch nehmen.
Ein Reparaturbonus soll von Oktober an Bürger animieren, Schuster und Schneiderstuben aufzusuchen, anstatt sich von beschädigten Schuhen und Kleidern zu trennen.

https://www.watson.de/nachhaltigkeit/gute%20nachricht/810270284-gegen-wegwerf-mode-frankreich-plant-reparaturbonus-fuer-kleidung-und-schuhe

#GuteNachrichten #GoodNews #Frankreich #Nachhaltigkeit #Mode #Umweltschutz #Kleidung #Fashion #NoFastFashion #SayNoToFastFashion

Better yet, wear clothes made of shorn #wool, #hemp, #bamboo, #flax, or #OrganicCotton.

How do you tackle #microplastics? Start with your washing machine.
Simple filters could help remove #microfiber pollution from your #laundry. But experts say a broader portfolio of solutions is needed to address the problem.

by Saqib Rahim, Apr 19, 2023

"As environmental challenges go, microfiber pollution has come from practically out of nowhere. It was only a decade or so ago that scientists first suspected our #clothing, increasingly made of #synthetic materials like #polyester and #nylon, might be major contributors to the global #plastic problem.

"Today a growing body of science suggests the tiny strands that slough off #clothes are everywhere and in everything. By one estimate, they account for as much as one-third of all microplastics released to the ocean. They’ve been found on #MountEverest and in the #MarianaTrench, along with tap #water, #plankton, shrimp guts, and our poo."

Read more: https://grist.org/technology/how-do-you-tackle-microplastics-start-with-your-washing-machine/?utm_source=pocket-newtab

#WaterIsLife #Pollution #NaturalFibers #MakeClothesThatLast #SayNoToFastFashion #Underconsumption #UnderconsumptionCore

As a #secondhandfirst shopper all year round, I’m thrilled to read about the first annual #SecondhandSunday from #Poshmark! What a better way to show your love for your friends, family, and the planet while participating in the #circulareconomy.

https://www.treehugger.com/secondhand-sunday-poshmark-6831360

#shopsecondhand #buyused #secondhandfashion #zerowasteliving #reducereuserecycle #whenthriftersthrift #sustainableclothes #saynotofastfashion #ecofashionista #sustainablefashion