The Spirit Wear Trap
4,000 school districts, millions of discarded hoodies, and how we can decouple school pride from hyper-local textile waste.
Circular Thrift
Stories, data, and systems thinking for a circular fashion future — by Lisa Goldsand.
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Can We All Just Try to Make Something Cool?
From landfill timelines to bin-scanning for cashmere, why the future of fashion belongs to the remakers.
Why are we here? And am I the only one who feels a little tired?
Thoughts on living with purpose, burn-out, and our craving for validation
What Gets Measured Gets Managed
Data collection and impact tracking at community clothing exchanges as a way to inspire personal action
Kids Clothing Exchanges
Parental sleep deprivation, the allure of the clean laundry basket, and leaning in on convenience
Hosting my First Clothing Exchange
The Warty and Unfiltered Account, and Why Exchanges are Important
Are we all Madame Defarge now?
Why sitting quietly with a cup of tea, a needle, and the 37 pairs of shoes you already own is a radical act of defiance
Shifting Traditions: The Polyester Graduation Gown Problem
Why our most sacred educational milestones are wrapped in single-use fossil fuels—and the hard mechanics of changing the model.
Doing is Different: Three Years in the Circular Trenches
From neighborhood trike to academic paper: A look at the mechanics required to build a truly local circular economy.
The Crowne Plaza Bathroom, NPR, and an unflattering AI admission
One part personal crisis, one part professional passion. (Gemini said hair up.)
Oh the things you find in a community collection bin
From rosaries to colonoscopy socks—the anthropology and the mechanics of a hyper-local collection pilot.