The Truth About Our Clothes & Where They Come From – What You Will Find In A Typical Western Home – Collective Evolution
There is no easy way to say this to a Western audience.
Our clothes — the stuff in our wardrobe right now — are the result of a reckless industry, responsible for some of the worst pollution and most horrific human rights
violations on the planet. Pressured by fashion’s largest name brands,
textile factories and garment manufacturers consistently cut corners to
increase annual profit margins, at any cost. The modern fashion
industry, currently making upwards of $3 trillion a year, is simply
unsustainable. Here’s why:Next to big oil, the clothing industry is the second largest polluter in the world and
is responsible for the most the detrimental toxic waste dumping, ground
water contamination, and water consumption of any industry. The
unrelenting waste of retailers and typical Western households has far
exceeded the capacity of global landfills. Americans alone throw away
over 14 million tonnes
of clothes every year; annually, that’s about 80 pounds per person.
Local thrift operations only sell about 20% of donated items. More than 80% of our clothes end up being packaged and shipped to landfills and incinerators around the world.
violations on the planet. Pressured by fashion’s largest name brands,
textile factories and garment manufacturers consistently cut corners to
increase annual profit margins, at any cost. The modern fashion
industry, currently making upwards of $3 trillion a year, is simply
unsustainable. Here’s why:
is responsible for the most the detrimental toxic waste dumping, ground
water contamination, and water consumption of any industry.
unrelenting waste of retailers and typical Western households has far
exceeded the capacity of global landfills. Americans alone throw away
over 14 million tonnes
of clothes every year; annually, that’s about 80 pounds per person.
Local thrift operations only sell about 20% of donated items. More than 80% of our clothes end up being packaged and shipped to landfills and incinerators around the world.
