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As the weather here has been taking a cooler turn, I’ve been finding almost daily purchases arriving for my twin daughters from AliXpress and Shein (If you don’t know, don’t learn). These sites are global powerhouses of quickly delivering low-quality stuff that lasts for a day and then is intended for rapid disposal and replacement by more. Not only does the material waste and impact bother me but think of the environmental impact of the shipping process or the labor impacts in low-cost countries. This got me talking with Alston about how we can be better stewards of the environment, whether as designers, their clients, or their stakeholders.