Toxic Bomb - Fast Fashion

The intensity at which clothing is consumed is unprecedented and is now heavily impacting the environment. The use of plastic, mainly polyester, gives life to cheap and low-quality clothing designs creating a lot of problems during each step of textile creation. The extraction of fossil raw materials, the CO2 emissions during production and transportation, the chemicals used for dyeing the clothes, the micro fibers released during laundry, not to mention the lack of recycling infrastructure are all devastating to the environment. How can we talk about a value chain when at every moment of the creation of a new item of clothing the environment and thus human health is affected? The fast fashion industry must slow down and change its business model entirely, or its economic success will cause tremendous damage to the environment. It is also up to consumers to ask themselves: Do I really need this? One Earth, One Ocean, One Health Find out more on this report: https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/a-new-textiles-economy