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POP hosts fashion show celebrating sustainability | Port City Daily

A dress made of plastic bags from a previous Trash’n Fash’n Show; the annual event raises money and awareness for Plastic Ocean Project and is slated to take place in June. (Courtesy POP)

NEW HANOVER — A local nonprofit will host a fashion show at the New Hanover County Arboretum to celebrate sustainability, with proceeds benefiting the mitiagtion of plastic pollution in the ocean.

The annual Trash’n Fash’n Show will take place June 1, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at New Hanover County Arboretum (6206 Oleander Dr.). It welcomes designers to create outfits from recycled and repurposed materials.

There also will be refreshments from A&M’s Red Food Truck and live music by Gilligan’s Island. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs.

Tickets are $10 or $5 for ages 17 and under, with proceeds benefiting Plastic Ocean Project. The nonprofit promotes sustainable practices and ways to keep the ocean free of plastic. 

More details can be found here. 

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