In this episode we are joined by Edwina Huang, CEO and Founder of Vivify Textiles and Phoenxt, two fabric and textile waste recycling startups. She shares her personal journey and motivations for starting these companies, introduces us to the three main categories of textile recycling, and offers her predictions on the future of the textile industry. Edwina works closely with the fashion industry and offers many insights on sustainable practices within it.Vivify Textiles website: <a href='https://www.vivifytextiles.com/'>https://www.vivifytextiles.com/</a>Phoenxt website: <a href='https://www.phoenxt.com/'>https://www.phoenxt.com/</a>Ethical Fashion Room Podcast: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCruxsAEs4v7VOm0GyYHzdVA/featured'>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCruxsAEs4v7VOm0GyYHzdVA/featured</a> Visualize your Future clip with Jim Carrey on the Oprah Winfrey Show in 1997: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct1Gd4jMJuY'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct1Gd4jMJuY</a>

#5: Lab-grown furniture with Ashley Beckwith, PhD Candidate at MIT and Draper Sholar

In a world of rampant consumerism, fast-fashion, single-use obsession, and ever-growing trash heaps, the choice of materials we use to produce everyday objects is becoming increasingly crucial to the well-being of present and future generations. This podcast highlights new technologies that are being used to create the world's next generation materials. Stay tuned to learn how biotech and other creative, novel technologies are being used to produce less waste, reduce harm to the environment, and obviate the need for animals in the materials industry.