S01 Episode 49 | FABSCRAP + REUSING TEXTILE WASTE

In episode 49, Kestrel welcomes Jessica Schreiber, founder of Fabscrap, onto the show. A self-proclaimed "trash nerd," Jessica holds a wealth of knowledge when it comes to waste. She shares insight and breaks down the differences between residential and commercial waste.

One of the recurring themes of their chat revolves around the scalability of dealing with textile waste - from the context of a systems perspective to a materials engineering viewpoint. They both agree that whoever cracks the code on recycling mixed textiles, is going to be a bazillionaire. Kestrel's favorite quote from Jessica in the show was: "Repair has fallen out of style." Let's bring it back!