"The fashion industry is one of the largest polluting industries globally. We can all do better, but it's on companies to make this industry better for workers, the planet, and consumers alike."As Black Friday and Cyber Monday shoppers have spent the past few days taking advantage of deals for holiday gifts, climate activists and reporters worldwide have highlighted the negative impact that the clothing industry—particularly fast fashion—has on the planet.
In a series of tweets Monday, the youth-led Sunrise Movement pointed out that in addition to its planet-heating emissions,"as a whole the fashion industry has been criticized for everything from blatant racism and exploitative factories to water pollution." "Clothing is getting produced faster, fossil fuel-based clothing is growing, and more and more is thrown out. And unfortunately, it's not that easy to recycle our clothing," the movement continued, adding that a sizable amount is burned or sent to landfills.
The group concluded by calling out both fast fashion and luxury brands, and advocating for companies"to make this industry better for workers, the planet, and consumers alike."by Rachel Greenley, a graduate student working on a memoir about cultural divides. She's also a seasonal warehouse worker paid $18.75 an hour to determine which returned clothing should be resold—a job she took"to study how the company's focus on speed and scale affects the warehouse worker.
sunrisemvmt if this planet didn't depend on bullshitjobs to keep the exploitation racket going it would be societally cheaper to hire tailors and a fashion consultant for every person and get clothes custom made to their specifications each season. that's how dumb everything is.
sunrisemvmt More attention needed about this major polluter! Most people ignore or dismiss the consequences of clothing in landfills. Most fabrics are mixed with man-made petroleum based fibers that don't break down without releasing toxins.