Fast Fashion
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Ways to slow fast fashion industry
Social Media
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Plastic fibres are polluting the oceans
Emissions from textile manufacturing are projected to skyrocket to 60% by 2023
Textile waste
usage of water
Carbon emision
57% of all discarded clothing end up in landfill
Environment
Viscose use
Unethical Working Conditions
hand me downs
garage sales
Thrifting
boycotting these companies
donating clothes
sustainable clothing websites
sharing this information with others telling friends
cheap prices in advertisements
everyone wants to keep up with every fashion trend quickly
Influencers advertising these companies
influencers paid lots of money to endorse these companies
In our world today social media makes it easier for us to find quick links to outfits we want
Everyone wants the new and best thing and anything to get more followers
The waste of this fast fashion ends up being dumped in other countries so we do not actually see these effects in USA
Really thinking about our clothing purchases and the pieces we are buying
Instead of buying clothes for a quick fashion trend we should think of buying clothes for the long term.
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Ways people can save money for clothes that will always stay in style
high end fashion and spending more money on clothes that last longer is a better investment
Miscellaneous
overworked and underpaid
minimum wage
creating over 100 garments a day
working over 14 hours a day
There are estimated 170 million engaged in child labor making garments
Purchasing from fast fashion supports these unethical work conditions
impossible work expectations