Fast Fashion Is a Disaster
The world’s addiction to fast fashion is wreaking havoc on the planet. Cheap garments made of oil and gas products like nylon, polyester, and spandex have become ubiquitous in our closets, while more traditional garments also have their issues (it takes nearly a thousand gallons, or more than 3,780 liters, to make one pair of jeans). And there’s no sign of it slowing down anytime soon. Clothing production has doubled since 2000, and the average person now buys 60% more clothing than they did 20 years ago, while the number of times the average piece of clothing is worn before being thrown out is a third less than it was in 2002. That means more trash like what we’re seeing in the desert: Every second around the world, the equivalent of a truckload of clothes is incinerated or dumped in a landfill.
