BirdLife: The Magazine July - Sept 2019 | Page 32

THE COMMODITY ISSUE THE CLOTHING CYCLE Every year 100 billion new items of clothing are produced, while a truck full of clothing is burned or buried in a landfill every second. Teemill, who produce BirdLife’s official clothing range, are leading the charge against wasteful ‘fast fashion’ with their innovative circular fashion business model. Co-founder Mart Drake-Knight explains how…