Hello Vintage Hunters!
Previously, buying second-hand clothes was associated with poverty, not having enough money and so on. Nowadays, however, it’s more about consciousness. Being sustainable and environmentally friendly is not only about selecting waste, but also about extending the products’ life and their usage.
Have you ever thought about the impact your clothes have on the environment we live in? If not, we found some useful information that might help you understand this issue a little bit better.
Let’s start today's article with some quick facts about the fashion industry.
Clothing production is the third biggest manufacturing industry after the automotive and technology industries. Textile production contributes more to climate change than international aviation and shipping combined.
About 10% of humanity’s carbon emission is produced by the fashion industry.
Less than 11% of brands have recycling strategies for their items.
The second largest consumer of the world's water supply is also the fashion industry.
Washing clothes, meanwhile, releases 500,000 tons of microfibers into the ocean each year — the equivalent of 50 billion plastic bottles.
Global clothing consumption represents 75% of the total textile and clothing industry estimated and also an average of 35 kg of textiles waste is generated per person each year.
In total, up to 85% of textiles go into landfills each year. That's enough to fill the Sydney harbour annually. Having said that, what is really dangerous is that the textile industry is in a continuous development, which means that the impact on the environment will increase considerably in the coming years.
If you got interested, we have more information coming up in the second article we’ll post in a few days. See you soon...
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