Summary: <p>Every year, Europeans chuck away millions of tons of clothing. The EU has a new plan to tackle the huge environmental impact of the fashion and textile industry — but can it make a difference? We asked the model and activist <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nimuesmit/">Nimue Smit</a> to take a look. We're also talking about the UK's extremely controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, and a legal leap forward for Spain's single parents.</p> <p>This week's Isolation Inspiration: Lithuanian clothing exchange <a href="https://www.vinted.com/">Vinted</a>, and Belgian Netflix comedy <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81205316">'Soil' ('Grond')</a>.</p> <p>A few things Nimue mentioned that listeners might want to check out: <a href="https://www.ajabarber.com/book">'Consumed' by Aja Barber</a>, <a href="https://www.depop.com/">Depop</a>, <a href="https://www.vestiairecollective.com/">Vestiaire Collective</a>, <a href="https://sustainablefashiongiftcard.nl/">Sustainable Fashion Giftcard</a>, <a href="https://goodonyou.eco/good-on-you-rank-a-brand">Rank A Brand</a>.</p> <p>02:17 Bad Week: UK asylum policy<br> 13:44 Good Week: Spain's single parents<br> 19:49 Interview: Nimue Smit on fixing the fashion industry<br> 34:02 Isolation Inspiration: Vinted and Grond<br> 36:28 Happy Ending: Teaching teens to love natural history<br> <br> Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few euros / dollars / pounds a month at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/europeanspodcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/europeanspodcast</a>. You can also help new listeners find the show by <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-europeans/id1315776736" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">leaving us a review</a> or giving us five stars on Spotify.</p> <p>Producer: Katy Lee and Wojciech Oleksiak, with thanks to Katz Laszlo</p> <p>Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina</p> <p>This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. Find more like-minded European podcasts at <a href="https://www.areweeurope.com/audio-family" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">areweeurope.com/audio-family</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/europeanspod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/europeanspodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/europeanspodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="mailto:hello@europeanspodcast.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hello@europeanspodcast.com</a></p>
