Do you believe it should be the fashion companies making changes or us as consumers to reduce plastic and cardboard waste? Who has the biggest impact? And why?
-I'd say companies can have a larger impact due to their size, financial capabilities and influence over
people. However, we as consumers need to react to initiatives put in place and act responsibly.
-Works both ways!
-Mainly fashion companies as they're the ones who create/provide the packaging that creates the waste
but we can make changes too as we have it in our hands we are responsible for it & there are plenty of
ways/places that we can recycle
-Retailers need to make the changes. Consumers consume, they do have choices as to which products
they pick to consume - but they cannot be expected to know how the product was packaged when delivered to the store. If the choice isnt there the consumer cant make it.
-Products should be labelled saying when they are recyclable. I throw all plastics in with my plastic bottle recycling bags now
-Think we should both make an effort
-I feel that many fashion labels already offer paper bags as oppose to plastic (French connection, jack
wills, Michael kors), therefor reducing plastic waste. This must have a large impact as paper can be recycled.
-yes would help
-Retailers could reduce packaging, much of it is not required..
-I think both would help. However, I think that if retail companies used recycled plastic or paper bags it
would make a huge difference. They are likely to use a lot more plastic than we will, for example in their
deliveries each product is individually wrapped in plastic too.
-Both should play an equal part to try and achieve a better recycling rate. Companies should try to reduce the amount of plastic and cardboard they use, whilst customers do their part to recycle any plastic
or cardboard they receive when purchasing such items. I think companies have the brightest impact as
the y are the ones who decide to use these materials.
-Consumers should be making changes. We're the ones who are using the materials and we have the
biggest impact. There's so many materials you can recycle and the government have made it easy.
-Companies should make changes first by using less packaging. Consumers won't need to recycle as
much if there isn't as much to recycle.
-Fashion to charge & paper bags only
-Both, packaging given to us could be reduced and consumers should recycle more.
-I think both consumers and companies should make changes! The larger companies in some ways have
the biggest impact as a company like next could recycle thousands of bags. However, consumers may
also because if everyone recycled clothes, shoes, shopping bags that's more than one company could do
in a year.
-Retailers; at the end of the day the less packaging the less waste.
-Fashion companies - much larger scale. They should set the standards - be role models.
-Both. Industry needs to use less packaging or make sure it is recyclable. We then need to take responsibility to recycle this. But it must start with the industry to ensure that excess packaging and non-recyclable packaging is reduced.
-The industry. They make a lot of waste from all packing but using oversized boxes for few items. Also
does it require that much plastic for one item of clothing, this needs to be redesigned also.
-I believe we all share the responsibility of recycling. Less packaging is the start. A change of packing
material in all industries is essential. But individuals must do more also.
-Both us and the consumers need to make changes, I think it’s equal impact and people should work
together with companies to recycle.
-Fashion companies, they have a greater impact and greater potential to change things. Packaging of
foods seems to be a really big issue, excessive packaging is always used. If this amount of packaging is
completely necessary then measures should be put in place to ensure that it packaging can be recycled.
-Fashion companies. They are the start of cycle.
-I feel that consumers (us) have the biggest impact as it is up to us whether or not we want to recycle or
not.
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