Three fashion creatives—Juliet Namujju, Faith Aweko and Josephine Nakafeero—are among leading Uganda sustainable fashion designers transforming waste materials into fashion garments, accessories, coffee tables and other household items. Juliet NamujjuAdvertisementNamujju is the founder and chief executive of Kimuli Fashionability, a social enterprise sustainable fashion label. The eco-fashion label turns waste plastic polythene into durable, sustainable and waterproof garments, bags and accessories. Namujju says they source the waste — sugar sacks, cement bags, plastic bottles and bags from dumpsites in the community. These harsh conditions were one of the consequences of having poor garbage and plastic waste disposal systems in the area,” she says.
Source: Daily Nation May 24, 2022 21:01 UTC