For the first time, the **European Union (EU)** has imposed mandatory legal targets for member countries to reduce **food waste**. Legislators have agreed on a 30% reduction in retailers, restaurants, catering services, and households by the end of the...
For some time now, the fashion industry and ecology have been seeking to forge a path together. An example of this is Lee So-yeon, formerly a compulsive buyer, who became a climate activist after a revealing purchase of a...
The environmental impact of fast fashion is significant, and consumer decisions play a crucial role in shaping this industry. With growing awareness (50% of buyers acknowledging the negative environmental impact of the industry), there is potential for significant change.
One...
Antonela Tonizzo, an Argentine who left her native Buenos Aires to seek new horizons in Australia, found in an everyday object as broken umbrellas, faulty or unused, the inspiration to create D.R.Y., a sustainable clothing and innovation brand that...
The silo bags that once protected grains under the sun and plastic containers destined for the trash find a new life in **Bolsa Red**, a sustainable fashion venture born in Puerto Madryn. With 95% recycled materials, this brand founded...
The fabric scraps used to make the jerseys of different categories of the Argentinian National Football Team, along with other textile waste, will be used to manufacture recycled products with a social and solidarity goal.
This project is the result...
Two seemingly opposite worlds, like the landfills and fashion, came together in Jessica Pullo's childhood, giving rise to BIOTICO, a sustainable brand of handbags made with recycled materials.
Critical Perspective on Fashion
Jessica Pullo, a designer graduated from UBA, grew up...
Fast fashion has turned the Atacama Desert into a highly polluting "clothing graveyard."
Low-quality clothing discarded in the global north ends up in Chile, where it is not resold and is illegally incinerated, causing serious environmental and health damage.
Chile imports...
The concept of "sustainable fashion" just a few years ago was practically unheard of. However, with the information and awareness about the pollution generated by the garment industry, there began a reconsideration and rethinking of production.
More and more brands...
Sales in the Sustainable Products categories on Mercado Libre grew by 26% compared to the same period in 2023, with more than 4.8 million products sold having a positive impact on the region.
Trends and Growth
Currently, Mercado Libre has over...
