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Colorado students ‘Trash the Runway’ for sustainability

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Students wearing outfits they designed from trash are seen in a line on stage.
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Students in Colorado are getting ready to trash the runway -- on purpose. They're learning about fashion and sustainability by using trash, and only trash, to create high-end designs. Colorado Matters host Chandra Thomas Whitfield spoke with Tanja Leonard, who oversees the nonprofit that runs the "Trash The Runway" event taking place Thursday, February 27 at Macky Auditorium Concert Hall in Boulder. She also spoke with India Kirtland, a sophomore at Boulder High School who has competed in the event since 2023.

For more information, visit https://www.trashtherunway.com/

Students wearing outfits they designed from trash are seen in a line on stage.
Courtesy Amanda Tipton
Students compete in the Trash the Runway sustainable fashion event in 2024.