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Sustainable fashion is a movement that has become increasingly supported by high-end fashion brands and luxury houses.&nbsp; To bridge the connection between high fashion and sustainability,&nbsp;whether through practices that reduce waste or ensure fair trade, these are the local Hong Kong sustainable fashion brands to know&#8230;

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1. PHVLO&nbsp; 
A fashion brand with aims to promote sustainability and fair trade through their practice of up-cycling materials, reducing waste and using technology to develop functional and &#8216;season-less&#8217; active wear that are functional yet fashionable .&nbsp;Occupying an old three-storey textile shop in Sham Shui Po which now houses their workshop and exhibition floor where they also train underprivileged women and youth from the local community.&nbsp; 
Location: Sham Shui Po 
Price:&nbsp;$$$ &#8211; $,$$$
2. Sau Lee&nbsp; 
Just releasing their new summer capsule in time for the beach and yachting season, this PMQ-set fashion label is a brand with strong values of female empowerment and sustainability. Encompassing the city&#8217;s unique East-meets-West appeal, the brand&#8217;s line of party dresses and evening gowns are created to be worn season after season using natural and biodegradable materials and a minimal waste production practices. 
Location: PMQ, Central 
Price:&nbsp;$,$$$
3. PYE 
Using only extra long cotton — said to be the best quality of cotton that&nbsp; yields high thread count — the shirt tailors at PYE are adamant about using high-end sustainable cotton shirts for men using sustainable farming practices with local cotton farmers, eschewing hazardous chemicals and reducing waste in the process. Their methods are developed based on their own 15-year long research on seed and cotton farming.&nbsp; 
Location: Central Building, Central / Pacific Place, Admiralty
4. Unspun 
Sustainable denim specialist Unspun boasts size-less jeans and zero-inventory, stocked with only a workshop and a full-size scanning capsule, the shop uniquely incorporates its 3D scanning technology to produce made-to-measure and made-to-order denim jeans that they claim to fit with perfect comfort for each individual&#8217;s preference. Their stockless approach skips the excessive waste and carbon footprint production that typically go into making jeans. 
Location: HCode, Central 
Price:&nbsp;$,$$$
5. Classic Anew 
This contemporary fashion label steeped in a modern iteration of classic Chinese aesthetics is a fresh take on traditional Tang dynasty costumes and cheongsam dresses. Their approach is grounded in a philosophy of sustainability using sustainable fabrics such as organic cotton, linen, denim, and silk to produce fashion pieces that are both modern and functional. 
Location: Ko Shan Theatre, Hung Hom / PMQ, Central 
Price: $,$$$
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Feature image from PHVLO

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It&#8217;s not easy being green, though there&#8217;s not much harm in trying. For those who have yet to jump on the bandwagon of zero-waste living, food composting is a fun and easy way to recycle meal scraps and reduce waste. With food waste occupying 30% of the city&#8217;s landfills, food composting is a great micro solution to reducing carbon footprint and domestic waste. In support of Earth Day on 22 April, why not take an eco-friendly step towards green living with these five ways to compost food&#8230;

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1. Traditional aerobic method: 
The traditional aerobic process involves a large bin filled with leaves, newspaper and soil to break down food waste naturally through microorganisms found in the soil. It&nbsp; takes the longest among other methods (six to 12 weeks) and is more suitable for large homes with outdoor space, not only to fit a large bin,&nbsp;but also to avoid the home reeking of last week&#8217;s dinner.&nbsp; 
Find a composting bin at Green Earth Society for HK$ 3,800.
2. Bokashi method: 
A great option for green thumbed apartment dwellers, this Japanese method which combines a patented mix of microorganism and sawdust or rice bran inside a small airtight container — isolating oxygen from the waste to eliminate odour and decrease composting time (one to two weeks). The remains, however, need to be transferred into soil to fully break down, which could serve as a fertiliser for your plants. 
Find a Bokashi starter kit at Greeners Action for HK$399.
3. Buy a small composting machine: 
An effortless and time efficient solution to managing food waste at home is by owning a&nbsp;<a href="//www.gafencushop.com/compost-home-appliances-will-recycle-your-food-waste/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">composting machine</a>. They come in&nbsp;various sizes and is the most convenient,&nbsp;albeit expensive, option for any home. These innovative machines imitate the natural process of using microbes to turn food scraps into compost within 24 hours with a simple press of the button. 
Check out Whirlpool Corporation&#8217;s Zera™ Food Recycler (HK$9,321) or Oklin GG02 (HK$9,400) by Oklin International.
4. Deliver to a local farm: 
Instead of throwing out spoilt food and leftovers, an easy and great circular way to reduce food waste is by delivering to local farms. Simply store the waste in an air tight container and send it off to the farm where they turn organic waste into compost for fertilisers.&nbsp; 
For more information on collection and delivery services for food waste click <a href="https://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/sites/default/files/epd/english/environmentinhk/waste/prob_solutions/files/List_of_Potential_Food_Waste_Collectors_20200602.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
5. Visit your residential compost machine: 
The Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF), provide large compost machines for communities in various areas of the city. Commonly installed in schools and residential areas, it serves as a great way to get the whole community involved in green living. The compost are then transported to local farms or used in school gardens as fertilisers. 
You can check the <a href="https://www.ecf.gov.hk/en/approved/cwrp.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ECF website</a> on how to apply to install a composting machine within your&nbsp;estate or ask your property management for assistance.
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The importance of sustainability in Hong Kong&#8217;s food and beverage industry is clearly reflected in how local&nbsp; restaurants have changed their practices in various ways, notably in their sourcing of ingredients and use of&nbsp; a zero-waste approach in materials used to deliver sumptuous meals and premium services. Chefs and restaurateurs have begun to understand the scope of how the industry contributes to climate change and the rise of greenhouse gasses, and they are leading the change to promote more sustainable options to dining out. Here are some ways to eat sustainably: 
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Eat locally-sourced produce
Restaurants that source meat locally can play a major role to reduce carbon footprint and promote sustainability, but this is difficult to achieve completely since the majority of foodstuffs are imported. Despite the challenges, Michelin-starred contemporary British restaurant, Roganic, put an utmost importance on sourcing top-quality ingredients from local suppliers as much as possible. Offering sustainably sourced produce and top-notch dishes.
Highlight: Aulis Lunch Tasting menu
Price: Starts at HK$880 for lunch and HK$1,280 for dinner
roganic.com.hk
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Support local farmers
It’s a well-known fact that vegetables are best eaten fresh. They lose their flavour and nutritional value quickly the longer they are off the ground. Because of this, Amber, the two-Michelin-starred modern French fine dining restaurant at the Landmark Mandarin Oriental hotel, takes an environmentally and culturally conscious approach to cuisine. It meticulously sources ingredients, including vegetables, from local farms in the New Territories, and it combines them with traditional French techniques to deliver guilt-free, stunning and richly flavoured food. The practice reduces carbon footprint, kinder to the environment, and ensures better flavour and quality.&nbsp;
Highlights: Vegetarian Amber Experience menu
Price: Starts at HK$788 for lunch and HK$1,548 for dinner
mandarinoriental.com
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Eat vegetarian dishes
Diners opt for meatless meals for various reasons. Beyond religious, ethical and dietary considerations, eating vegetarian dishes also contribute to a more eco-friendly environment because the process of growing vegetables releases less greenhouse gases than producing meat. Michelin-starred, Arcane, in Central not only fashions beautiful lush greenery that surrounds the dining space, but it also maintains its own garden where fresh herbs, fruits and vegetables are grown and featured on the menu. They happily cater to diners’ requests to alter menu dishes into vegetarian and vegan options, a service that is rarely entertained by other restaurants.
Highlight: Sautéed potato gnocchi
Price: HK$328
arcane.hk
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Eat plant-based meat
Production of plant-based meat is a growing industry around the world, and its popularity in the city is certainly picking up. A case in point is Sichuan restaurant, Chilli Fagara, on Old Bailey&#8217;s Street. A partner of Green Monday, a social venture group that pioneered in the city plant-based meat like, Impossible Foods and Omnipork, the ma la tang Chinese restaurant is the only Sichuan restaurant in the city that serves plant-based Chinese food.
Highlight: Impossible Dumplings
Price: HK$118
chillifagara.com
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Hong Kong homes are typically small and composting food often requires outdoor settings with large bins and easily accessible organic scraps, like leaves and dirt. Although food compost initiatives like the <a href="http://www.nicole.com.hk/catalog/info.php?target=products_food_waste">Nicole’s Composting Machine</a> have been introduced, those equipments are often used in hotels, restaurants, or cafeterias.
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In recent years, innovative zero-waste solutions have increasingly emerged in the market. They include food composting machines that are as small as your household rice cooker, and they work as easily as a regular bin. Food composting machines can recycle food waste into fertilizers that can be used for your own indoor plants and rooftop gardens.&nbsp;The following food waste composite machines are convenient home-composting solutions. These easy-to-manage appliances also encourage children to learn a zero-waste lifestyle and develop a habit of upcycling amid an increasingly circular economy.&nbsp;
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Food Cycler
This user-friendly home-composting system is a drastically smaller and simpler system to operate than larger machines like that of Nicole’s Composting Machine. It needs little composting knowledge and maintenance and functions with a simple press of a button. Its compact size was designed to fit onto any kitchen counter-top. It uses agitators and heaters to dehydrate and break down food scraps into your own backyard fertilizer. Though odorless, some users said the machine isn’t very efficient in breaking down scraps. Unfortunately, this shortcoming has been said to form molds in some cases.
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Oklin’s GG02
The Oklin GG02 offers a low-carbon footprint zero-waste solution to our food waste challenge.&nbsp; Unlike the Food Cycler, the Oklin GG02 imitates the natural process of food composting as it uses microbes to turn dinner scraps into compost within just 24 hours &#8211;a process that would typically take weeks. Although twice as big as the Food Cycler, it holds a daily capacity of 4 kilograms of fruit and vegetable scraps, bread, eggshells and small fish bones. However, it doesn’t take well to large bones, seafood shells, fruit stones, and heavy amounts of oil.
<figure id="attachment_52000" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-52000" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.whirlpoolcorp.com/whirlpool-corporation-debuts-new-zera-food-recycler-on-indiegogo/"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-52000 size-full" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/These-compost-home-appliances-will-recycle-your-food-waste-zera-food-recycler-by-wlabsinnovation-gafencu.jpg" alt="These compost home-appliances will recycle your food waste zera food recycler by wlabsinnovation gafencu" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/These-compost-home-appliances-will-recycle-your-food-waste-zera-food-recycler-by-wlabsinnovation-gafencu.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/These-compost-home-appliances-will-recycle-your-food-waste-zera-food-recycler-by-wlabsinnovation-gafencu-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/These-compost-home-appliances-will-recycle-your-food-waste-zera-food-recycler-by-wlabsinnovation-gafencu-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/These-compost-home-appliances-will-recycle-your-food-waste-zera-food-recycler-by-wlabsinnovation-gafencu-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/These-compost-home-appliances-will-recycle-your-food-waste-zera-food-recycler-by-wlabsinnovation-gafencu-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/These-compost-home-appliances-will-recycle-your-food-waste-zera-food-recycler-by-wlabsinnovation-gafencu-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/These-compost-home-appliances-will-recycle-your-food-waste-zera-food-recycler-by-wlabsinnovation-gafencu-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-52000" class="wp-caption-text">image from wlabsinnovation.com</figcaption></figure>
<a href="https://www.whirlpoolcorp.com/whirlpool-corporation-debuts-new-zera-food-recycler-on-indiegogo/">Zera Food Recycler</a>
The Zera Food Recycler by Whirlpool won the 2017 Best Innovation Award for Eco-Design and Sustainable Technologies at the CES Innovation Awards. Like the Oklin GG02, it takes almost all types of food waste with the exception of large bones, fruit pits and other scraps. The system uses oxygen, moisture, heat, and agitation to speed the decomposition of up to a week&#8217;s worth of dinner scraps and recycles it into rich home fertilizer for your house plants. This device also features digital connectivity to its mobile app to provide live updates and reports.

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These compost home appliances will solve your food waste problem

Live Zero in Sai Ying Pun is the city&#8217;s first packaging-free, zero-waste store
On the 1st of February 2018, a bright little shop on the quieter side of High Street opened its doors to the public. Little did passers-by know that it was a brave pioneer in the 852 scene, as the territory&#8217;s&nbsp;first, zero-waste, bulk-buy shop.
The goal? To begin a movement that changes the way people purchase their necessities, returning us to how we humans were prior to plastic.&nbsp;
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-32772" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_8448.jpg" alt="" width="508" height="670" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_8448.jpg 508w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_8448-200x264.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_8448-212x280.jpg 212w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_8448-120x158.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_8448-500x659.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_8448-400x528.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px" />
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It&#8217;s not easy to go plastic-free in Hong Kong. Scant legislation on&nbsp;product packaging and waste management has prevented the development of a &#8216;mature waste market&#8217; like that of nearby Japan. However, what with the emergence of <a href="https://www.edgar.hk/">Edgar</a> in Tsim Sha Tsui, and now&nbsp;Live Zero&nbsp;in Sai Ying Pun, things are looking up. Maybe Hong Kong&#8217;s landfills won&#8217;t <a href="http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170427-hong-kong-has-a-monumental-waste-problem" target="_blank" rel="noopener">explode in 2020</a> after all, as experts have predicted. Or it can even be as simple as having clean waters to swim in and trash-free beaches to enjoy.
Millennial 25-year-old interior designer Tamsin Thornburrow is behind the small business, which stocks a range of products from foodstuffs to personal care items. The entrepreneur has spent the last year researching brands and suppliers to feature on Live Zero&#8217;s shelves. Customers can come in with their own empty containers and fill them up with what they need, purchase pretty recyclable ones, or use whatever others have donated and left free-for-the-taking on the table by the door.&nbsp;
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Thornburrow studied&nbsp;landscape architecture and previously worked for a furniture company and a homeware retailer. At 22, she launched Thorn and Burrow, a home decor shop specialising in textiles. It was there she noticed a significant appetite for reusable packaging, when sales for her stocked S&#8217;well&nbsp;stainless steel water bottles picked up.&nbsp;
The young activist-entrepreneur then opened the first iteration of Live Zero in PMQ, Central. Then, after gleaning advice from similar setup&nbsp;<a href="https://www.beunpackaged.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Unpackaged</a> in London, she decided to dive headfirst and lease the space on High Street for a full-on eco-friendly venture.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-32780" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_8453.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="533" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_8453.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_8453-200x152.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_8453-368x280.jpg 368w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_8453-120x91.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_8453-500x381.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_8453-400x305.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_8453-600x457.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
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&#8220;[Zero waste] is about limiting yourself to what you need,&#8221; says&nbsp;Thornburrow, whose latest project has gotten a lot of attention and support from the community and media alike. &#8220;We’re made to feel we need [so much] stuff,&#8221; she says. But do we, really?
Live Zero Bulk Foods, 24 High Street Sai Ying Pun. hello@livezero.hk&nbsp;<a href="http://www.livezero.hk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.livezero.hk</a>
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Written by: <a href="http://www.morenatravels.com">Julienne C. Raboca</a>

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