Water Pollution

Clothes that are specifically produced for the fast fashion market, are usually made in poorer countries. Shockingly, untreated toxic wastewaters from those factories end up being dumped in local rivers. This waste causes direct damage and harm to the aqua life and contaminates waters.

What can we do ?

· Be more aware when purchasing garments. Pick clothes with strict environmental regulations for factories

· Check your clothes are made with organic and natural fibres. (do not contain chemicals)

The global fashion industry, is responsible for a significant amount of the greenhouse gases released into our environment.

This is a result of the production, transportation and manufacturing of millions upon millions of items. Cheap synthetic fibres, release a gas called N2O which is three hundred times more damaging than CO2.

What can do about it?

· Buy less, repair items

· Choose better quality

· Buy from countries that make clothes powered by renewable energy

Each year thousands of endangered and archaic trees are cut down and replaced. They are replaced by plantations of trees suitable for fabrics such as viscose, rayon and modal used to benefit the fashion industry. The loss of these forests is frightening for our future and our ecosystem.

What can you do?

· Choose to buy Lyocell or Tencel

· Plant trees