113. 10,000 Volunteers Fighting the Waste Created by Fast Fashion with Jessica Schreiber

What fascinates you? If you wonder how your unique skills and interests could combine to put bread on your table, and make the world a little better place, then our guest, Jessica Schreiber, will change your future. She took an observation in her internship, and turned it into an amazing nonprofit in New York City that has 800+ companies as clients, over 10,000 volunteers, and saves NYC tens of millions of dollars every year. It’s a story that any of us could use in our own journeys to discover what we are uniquely built to contribute! Jessica started working on textile waste on 2011  Past the point of sale, it’s the public’s responsibility to dispose the waste properly  New York’s budget for textile waste approximately 60 million Textile waste from businesses Making the businesses accountable for their wastes  6% of New York City’s waste is textile Business wastes are not regulated the same as individual waste The business model Reusing and recycling The volunteers Students will go to the industry with a whole new perspective There’s an opportunity to get involve  Girl scout volunteers  Mending How mending/alteration can change how you value your clothing Polyester is plastic Spandex is not recyclable Fabric to fabric recycling  Law for textile waste management Recycling is delaying the inevitable Fundraising to expand on west coast