Here are 7 facts the fast fashion industry does not want you to know about:
1. They use 2700 L of fresh water to produce ONE t-shirt – this is as much as ONE person drinks in 2.5 YEARS !
2. Globally, a TRUCKLOAD of textiles lands on a dumpsite EVERY SECOND or is burnt !
3. They produce 10% of the global CO2 emissions – MORE than PLANE & SHIP traffics COMBINED !
4. Up to 30% of their products will NEVER get sold !
5. They use up to 3500 chemicals in their processes – 750 are harmful to YOUR health and 440 to NATURE !
6. Only 1% of textiles are made out of old fabrics !
7. 35% of new microplastics in the ocean comes from THEIR production !
LET THAT SINK IN BEFOR BUYING ANOTHER PIECE OF CLOTHING.
We need to rethink our consumer habits NOW.
Greenpeace Germany released the report Self regulation: a fashion fairytale. The report takes hold of a campaign that was initiated by Greenpeace eleven years ago, entitled Detox My Fashion.
A campaign that was aiming to abolish the use of hazardous chemicals within fashion — that harms both climate and human life – by 2020.
Read more here:
Greenpeace’s new report holds fashion brands accountable for their climate impact progress (scandinavianmind.com)
Self regulation: a fashion fairytale – Greenpeace International
How can the fashion business make recycled garments sexy? (ecosperity.sg)
Mountain of Discarded Fast Fashion Piling up in the Chilean Desert (insider.com)
