Join the University of Utah in celebrating Earth Month 2026 this April! This year’s theme is “Sustainability is Always in Fashion.”
Did you know that 85% of all textiles are sent to the landfill each year (UNECE, 2018)? That’s 21 billion tons. One garbage truck of clothing is burned or dumped in a landfill every second, and less than 1% of the material used to produce clothing is recycled to produce new clothing (Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2017). The fashion industry has a massive ecological footprint, which is why we selected the theme “Sustainability is Always in Fashion” to encourage our campus community to reflect on the intersections between fashion and sustainability, the impacts our clothing has on our environment and our global community and how we can make a difference.
The Office for Sustainability Education and the Earth Month committee have a variety of fun, exciting and educational events planned, and we hope to see you there!
Save the dates:
Thrift Pop Up
April 2 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Union West Ballroom
EcoFest! Thrifted Fashion Show
April 8 | 6-9 p.m.
Union Main Ballroom
Sustainably Stylish: 2026 Earth Month Panel
April 15 | 12-1 p.m.
Hinckley Institute of Politics (GC 2018)
Edible Campus Gardens Season Opening Celebration
April 16 and 17 | 3-5 p.m.
Nuh Eevaat Garden (between PMT & CHEM)
Stitch & Bitch: Clothes Mending and Repair Workshop
April 21 | 5-7 p.m.
Office for Sustainability Education (BUC 50)