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My guest today, Katie Briggs, set up The Textile Review to close the loop on textiles from the events sector.
She has found customers who value that pre-used fabric, and she helps both the buyer and the seller reduce their costs and impact.
We recorded this towards the end of March 2020, about one week into the UK lockdown, and I’m hoping that Katie has found ways to pivot her business, maybe getting involved in making face masks or surgical scrubs.
Podcast host Catherine Weetman helps businesses use circular, regenerative and fair solutions to do better, with less.
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Read on for more on our guest and links to the people, organisations and other resources we mention.
Links we mention in the episode:
- Katie Briggs on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-briggs-83aaa77a/
- The Textile Review https://www.thetextilereview.com/
- The Textile Review on Instagram @textile.review
- Community Wood Reycling https://www.communitywoodrecycling.org.uk/
About Katie
Katie is the founder of The Textile Review. While working previously in the events industry, she witnessed the vast material waste and felt compelled to create solutions to slow down the impact this has on the environment. In live events, fabric is heavily used as draping and other decor, often just for a few days before being thrown away. The opportunity for re-use is a big challenge and for Katie and The Textile Review, a direct and hands-on approach has been the way to begin addressing it.
The Textile Review reduces textile waste by reclaiming it from events and then makes it available again to hire or buy, where new isn’t necessary. The focus is on responsibility and shifting perspectives on the value of what already exists.
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