They say the industry needs to stop marketing cheap fast-fashion altogether, advocating for a slowdown our current consumption level. Part of fashion retailers' advertising strategy to younger ...
And every year, 101 million tons of clothing end up in landfills. And the trend toward fast fashion — cheap, mass-produced items that chase short-term fads — are only making us more wasteful.
This report finds that the prevalence of fast fashion has directly led to a sharp increase (50% in the last twenty years alone) in polyester-based materials that end up in landfills.
a demand for longer life for garments and a ban on dumping clothes in landfill. The MPs also have concerns about social impacts. They believe fast fashion is fuelling quick turnarounds among ...
The poor quality of fast fashion clothing contributes to the limited lifespans of garments, which often end up decomposing slowly in landfills or being incinerated. In addition to degrading in ...