This departmental checklist will help you contribute to your production’s sustainability strategy and reduce the environmental impact of your costume or wardrobe department.
A typical film or TV drama will use more clothing than the average person uses in their lifetime. These productions will also produce more waste in a week than the average household in a year.
These are pretty sobering facts, but costume designers, supervisors and buyers can take actions — big and small — to help change the stats, reducing waste and improving practices across their supply chain. Here are some things to think about: