Chua Yi Wei (FOE), Bethany Choo Hui En (FASS), Jed Lee Woon Kiat (SOC), Chelsea Cheng Wei Teng (BIZ), Jesslyn Suandi (FOE)
Academic Advisor: Mr. Lim Cheng Puay
The textile industry is one of the top three contributors to carbon emission in the world. Based on our survey done on 31 undergraduates, 64.5 % of our respondents wear fast fashion items and own at least 3 pieces shirts from NUS events. Most of these were disposed of after being worn a few times. Our project seeks to raise awareness of textile wastage in undergraduates through workshops and social media. We conducted interactive upcycling workshops for 31 undergraduates and launched a social media campaign on Instagram encouraging undergraduates to upcycle their worn clothing and reduce disposal. After attending our workshops, 92.3% of our participants will continue to upcycle clothes and 90.3% of our Instagram followers state that they know two ways to upcycle. This suggests that the combination of workshop and social media is effective in educating undergraduates on upcycling.