WSU AMDT

Hundreds of dollars available for students who create sustainable solutions to linen waste

WSU hosts a design competition where students will create products made from hotel linen waste to mitigate the environmental impacts of clothing and textile over-consumption and waste.

4 people stand behind several piles of bed sheets and towels. Each person is holding something they made from a sheet or towel.

Kombucha fashion: WSU student makes handbag from fermented tea

WSU student Rowena Gonzalez used fermented tea and the film it produces to create an alternative, sustainable material for apparel, and made a purse from kombucha.

A woman holds two yellow-ish pieces of fabric in her hands. A purse that appears to be made of leather sits on the table in front of her.