Ms. R. Leung's Projects

Worker in Cotton Field in Uzbekistan

Textile Production Project--Textiles 11/12


The following databases to find information on your topic:

• EBSCO
• Greenfile
• Global Issues in Context
• Canadian Points of View

Websites:

• Canadian Textile Recovery Effort (CTRE) - Voluntary organization responding to the pending Canada Wide Action Plan for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). EPR refers to having producers take on responsibility for the materials they produce.
• Our Social Fabric - textile recycling organization (LOCAL)
• Debrand  - company committed to recycling whose focus is on "debranding" uniforms (LOCAL)
  
• overdresedthebook.com - website from Elisabeth Cline, author of the book "Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion".
• The History of a Cheap Dress - by Elisabeth Cline
• The Price of Fashion by Jessamyn Hatcher - an article about the history of gram
• TextileExchange: Creating Material Change (Click on"Resource Center"  and then on "Learning Zone" to find information on many topics.)

Video:
The True Cost - a preview of a documentary film to be made

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