Fast fashion has been getting bad press in recent years but sometimes we know it’s bad for the environment without understanding in what ways. It’s crazy to think that the fashion industry is the second largest reason for pollution after big oil. Here are ways it pollutes the earth and why you shouldn’t put it in your basket the next time you’re clothes shopping.
Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver brings a comedic but telling angle to the topic of fast fashion.
H&M has topped the list of the world’s biggest users of certified organic cotton, according to the Textile Exchange’s latest report.
Last weekend, fast-fashion powerhouse, Forever 21, announced plans to the largest single-rooftop solar-power system in Los Angeles County, as well as unveileing a new 18,000-square-foot concept store that promises greater quantities and even deeper discounts on its already cut-price clothing.
By launching it’s new recycled denim range, H&M has just closed the loop on itself. The Swedish retailer, renowned for it’s incredibly fast fashion, which in February 2013 became the first retailer to launch a global textile take-back program, is set to debut its inaugural collection of products made from those same recycled fibers.
Understanding our own personal relationship with clothing is often overlooked or misunderstood. How many of us truly know or care where all our clothing comes from or is made of, or if workers were paid a fair wage?
