3 creative ways to fix fashion's waste problem

🔹 Section 1: Multiple Choice

1. Why did the speaker initially visit thrift stores?

A. To study fashion history

B. To donate unused clothing

C. To find cost-effective fashion items

D. To observe consumer behavior

2. What inspired the speaker to buy a sewing machine?

A. They wanted to create clothing from scratch

B. They disliked the materials in thrift stores

C. They aimed to adjust vintage clothes to modern style

D. They couldn’t afford new clothing

3. What percentage of clothing waste in the US ends up in landfills?

A. 85%B. 60%C. 15%D. 30%

4. Why is the comparison between the fashion industry and oil & gas industry important?

A. It highlights differences in profit margins

B. It shows fashion’s role in innovation

C. It emphasizes fashion’s unexpected environmental impact

D. It explains trends in global labor

🔹 Section 2: Short Answer Questions

5. How much textile waste ends up in US landfills every year?→

6. In Canada, clothing waste could fill a stadium how many times over?→

7. What part of the jacket is difficult to remove for recycling?→

8. How long is the average lifespan of most clothes in a closet?→

🔹 Section 3: Sentence Completion

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

9. The speaker compares modular clothing to building with→

10. Natural dyes such as turmeric are considered more→

11. The speaker dyed their shirt using→

12. Extending the life of a garment by 9 months reduces its environmental impact by→

🔹 Section 4: Matching

Match each innovation with its environmental benefit.