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Dec 2024
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Luxury, not landfill — the waste-free fu...

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Fashion is a huge part of the world's waste problem, but it doesn't have to be. Coachtopia founder Joon Silverstein shows how her company creates new designs from the waste products of another, a circular process that cuts the need for new raw materials — and rethinks what qualifies as "luxury." This talk was made in partnership with Coachtopia. Stay tuned afterward as Modupe shares her thoughts on one way companies could cut back on waste.



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