Tag Archives: clothing industry

Benefits of Thrift Shopping Go Beyond Saving Money

Buying new clothing can be harmful to the environment and violate human rights, but thrifting is an alternative that helps decrease the harm done around the world. How our clothes are made is not often found at the forefront of our minds. But the manufacturing of much of our clothing is wasteful and harmful to the environment. A recent investigation ... Read More »

Letter To The Editor: Why Sweatshops?

After reading last week’s article on sweatshops, I looked into what companies UWSP purchases from. Then, I optimistically (or perhaps naïvely) did a quick Google search looking for any hits including the companies and possible sweatshops. To my surprise, I didn’t receive a lot of hits on any of them; and it wasn’t because the sweatshops didn’t exist. The question ... Read More »