🧥 Fast Fashion Waste Sort

Students examine discarded garments and textile scraps from thrifted or donated items, then classify samples as natural, synthetic, or blended using touch, labels, burn-test videos, fiber cards, and observation tools. They record properties such as stretch, weave, fraying, sheen, and odor in an investigation chart and discuss why some items are harder to reuse, repair, or recycle in NYC waste systems.