The Living Rainforest: Fast Fashion And The Environment

Monday, November 11, 2019

Fast Fashion And The Environment

Among the various issues regarding fast fashion and how its industry has been able to boom the various destructive effects on the environment remain a major concern. Fashion revolves around the latest trends but is the industry behind the curve on the only trend that ultimately matters - the need to radically alter our patterns of consumption to ensure the survival of the planet.

Fast Fashion Speeding Toward Environmental Disaster Report Warns Fashion The Guardian

These gases come from the production and transportation of the billions of pieces of clothing bought each year.

Fast fashion and the environment. As consumers buy more and more clothes the fast fashion industry has flourished mass-producing trendy clothing using cheap exploitative labor and environmentally-harmful processes. Among the environmental impacts of fast fashion are the depletion of non-renewable sources emission of greenhouse gases and the use of massive amounts of water and energy. Fast fashion describes cheap stylish mass-produced clothes that have a huge impact on the environment.

Environmental Effects of Fast Fashion. A majority of western brands manufacture their garments overseas. Fast-Fashion and Water Pollution.

According to Forbes 128 million tons of clothing are thrown away every year in the US. Photo via Unsplash gary_at_unsplash. Its a relatively recent phenomenon but its rapid expansion over a short timefast fashion retailers grew by 97 between 2010 and 2015is deeply concerning from a sustainability perspective.

A lot of fast fashion pieces are either cotton. Criticisms of fast fashion include its negative environmental impact water pollution the use of toxic chemicals and increasing levels of textile waste. After the people behind fast fashion the environmental impacts of fast fashion must be considered.

Fast fashion as a global environmental justice issue. Fast fashion items are often worn less than 5 times kept for roughly 35 days and produce over 400 percent more carbon emissions per item per year than garments worn 50 times and kept for a full year. Fast fashions environmental toll has only increased.

The term fast fashion refers to cheaply produced and priced garments that copy the latest catwalk styles and get pumped quickly through stores in order to maximise on current trends. Why is fast fashion harmful to the planet. Whilst the novelty factor of a new outfit provides short term satisfaction for buyers this fast fashion mentality and quick turnaround in clothing has an alarming and obvious effect on the environment.

There the production costs are lower and environmental restrictions are looser. Environmental justice is defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race color national origin or income with respect to the development implementation and enforcement of environmental laws regulations and policies. Vibrant colours prints and fabric.

The fashion industry produces 20 per cent of global wastewater and 10 per cent of global carbon. The most commonly considered environmental issue is how fast fashion is disposed of however there are issues that arise during the production of the garments as well. To manufacture clothes the fast fashion industry exports its production business overseas for cheap labor to avoid the high minimum wages implemented by many developed governments.

Wastewater is commonly produced during textile production. The apparel industry accounts for 10 percent of global carbon emissions and remains the second largest industrial polluter second only to oil. Fast fashion refers to clothing manufactured at warp speed and sold at a low price point.

The fashion industry is the second largest consumer industry of water requiring about 700 gallons to produce one cotton shirt and 2 000 gallons of water to produce a pair of jeans. One way the fast fashion industry pollutes the environment is through the greenhouse gases it emits. The fashion industry unsurprisingly promotes consumerism and encourages unnecessary mass consumption for their financial gain.

Here are some specific examples detailing why the environmental impact of the fast fashion industry is so huge. These garments appeal to shoppers because they are affordable and trendy. People throw away more clothing than you may think.

Despite the widely publicized environmental impacts however the industry continues to grow in part due to the rise of fast fashion which relies on cheap manufacturing frequent consumption and. Companies in the fast fashion game. The fashion industry is responsible for 20 of global wastewater.

Putting the brakes on fast fashion.

The Environmental Costs Of Fast Fashion The Independent