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The world produces 92 million tons <\/strong>of textile waste each year. It\u2019s estimated that at the current rate this could increase to 134 million tons of textile waste being generated globally by 2030<\/h3>

Ok, a lot of numbers coming up with links to more information. Bookmark this page so it's easy to come back to.<\/p>

It's a staggering reality that only 12% of clothing waste is recycled<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a>, with a mere 1% being transformed into new clothing. The remainder is either dumped in landfills or incinerated. What's more, nearly 70% of clothing<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a> is crafted from plastic. And the numbers keep climbing, with a mind-boggling 100 BILLION<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a> new items churned out each year to fuel the Fast-Fashion frenzy, with over half of them - nearly 60 BILLION - worn once or twice and discarded within the year.<\/p>

The majority of these items are not just cheaply made, but also go through toxic, wasteful manufacturing processes involving the use of hazardous noxious chemicals to produce polyester or polyester blends, or to create fabric with specific properties like water repellency<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a> or moisture-wicking<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a>, such as those found in high-end sportswear. But these properties come at a cost, requiring numerous chemical treatments that are harmful to both the environment and human health. Including the microplastics and nanoplastics<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a> created during manufacturing and then shedding them through its entire life<\/p>

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That's not to mention the amount of water needed for all of this. The clothing industry accounts for 20% of ALL industrial water pollution. Using up to\u00a0200 tons of water to dye every ton of fabric<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a>, which is only about 1400 items. So.........carry the one........for 10 billion items........14,285,714,200 (Fourteen billion two hundred eighty-five million seven hundred fourteen thousand two hundred) tons of water. According to Google, but that can't be right, our math is definitely wrong. Feel free to correct us because that sounds like a LOT!<\/p>

In that 200 tons of water and 1 ton of clothing could be any combination of 10,000 different dyes using over 8000 different chemicals and 70% are a group called Azo Dyes<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a>, many of which are known to be very carcinogenic. These are left behind in the clothes you wear and absorbed through the skin.<\/p>

At the end of this process the water is not always treated properly or at all before being released into waterways and oceans. Horribly poisoning water supplies, all while creating known highly carcinogenic gases during production that contain virgin nanoplastics<\/u><\/em><\/strong> <\/u><\/a>which drift off into the atmosphere to poison the land somewhere else, and a huge portion of these new plastic fast-fashion clothes are never even purchased<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a> and worn. They're just considered last year's stock and dumped in a landfill or set on fire HERE<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a> or to save some tax money on overstock slashed with a knife to claim as damaged stock as happened HERE<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>"},"textColor":{"id":108474337,"value":"#{feature.text.color}"}}},{"id":4458775,"type":"button","published":1,"size":{"x":12,"y":0},"order":2,"items":[],"properties":{"text":{"id":108474338,"value":"More Info"},"href":{"id":108474339,"value":"https:\/\/earth.org\/fast-fashion-pollution-and-climate-change\/"},"borderRadius":{"id":108474340,"value":"999px"},"align":{"id":108474341,"value":"center"},"primaryColor":{"id":108474342,"value":"#{button.primary.color}"},"secondaryColor":{"id":108474343,"value":"#{feature.text.color}"},"primary":{"id":108474344,"value":"0"}}}],"properties":{"icon":{"id":105325515,"value":null},"title":{"id":105325516,"value":null},"backgroundColor":{"id":105325518,"value":"#F0E8D9"},"padding":{"id":105325522,"value":"6"},"fullWidth":{"id":105325523,"value":"1"},"fullBackgroundColor":{"id":105325524,"value":"#354421"},"published":{"id":105325525,"value":"1"},"conditions":{"id":105325526,"value":"[]"},"direction":{"id":108474329,"value":"column"},"textColor":{"id":108474330,"value":"#{feature.text.color}"},"buttonText":{"id":108474331,"value":"More Info"},"copy":{"id":108474332,"value":"

The world produces 92 million tons <\/strong>of textile waste each year. It\u2019s estimated that at the current rate this could increase to 134 million tons of textile waste being generated globally by 2030<\/h3>

Ok, a lot of numbers coming up with links to more information. Bookmark this page so it's easy to come back to.<\/p>

It's a staggering reality that only 12% of clothing waste is recycled<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a>, with a mere 1% being transformed into new clothing. The remainder is either dumped in landfills or incinerated. What's more, nearly 70% of clothing<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a> is crafted from plastic. And the numbers keep climbing, with a mind-boggling 100 BILLION<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a> new items churned out each year to fuel the Fast-Fashion frenzy, with over half of them - nearly 60 BILLION - worn once or twice and discarded within the year.<\/p>

The majority of these items are not just cheaply made, but also go through toxic, wasteful manufacturing processes involving the use of hazardous noxious chemicals to produce polyester or polyester blends, or to create fabric with specific properties like water repellency<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a> or moisture-wicking<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a>, such as those found in high-end sportswear. But these properties come at a cost, requiring numerous chemical treatments that are harmful to both the environment and human health. Including the microplastics and nanoplastics<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a> created during manufacturing and then shedding them through its entire life<\/p>

<\/p>

That's not to mention the amount of water needed for all of this. The clothing industry accounts for 20% of ALL industrial water pollution. Using up to 200 tons of water to dye every ton of fabric<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a>, which is only about 1400 items. So.........carry the one........for 10 billion items........14,285,714,200 (Fourteen billion two hundred eighty-five million seven hundred fourteen thousand two hundred) tons of water. According to Google, but that can't be right, our math is definitely wrong. Feel free to correct us because that sounds like a LOT!<\/p>

In that 200 tons of water and 1 ton of clothing could be any combination of 10,000 different dyes using over 8000 different chemicals and 70% are a group called Azo Dyes<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a>, many of which are known to be very carcinogenic. These are left behind in the clothes you wear and absorbed through the skin.<\/p>

At the end of this process the water is not always treated properly or at all before being released into waterways and oceans. Horribly poisoning water supplies, all while creating known highly carcinogenic gases during production that contain virgin nanoplastics<\/u><\/em><\/strong> <\/u><\/a>which drift off into the atmosphere to poison the land somewhere else, and a huge portion of these new plastic fast-fashion clothes are never even purchased<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a> and worn. They're just considered last year's stock and dumped in a landfill or set on fire HERE<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a> or to save some tax money on overstock slashed with a knife to claim as damaged stock as happened HERE<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>"},"template":{"id":108474333,"value":"feature"}}},{"id":4360662,"type":"row","published":1,"size":{"x":12,"y":0},"order":0,"items":[{"id":4458765,"type":"row","published":1,"size":{"x":12,"y":0},"order":0,"items":[{"id":4458766,"type":"pod","published":1,"size":{"x":12,"y":0},"order":0,"items":[],"properties":{"title":{"id":108474218,"value":null},"copy":{"id":108474219,"value":null},"media":{"id":108474220,"value":"image"},"image":{"id":108474221,"value":"{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/images.podos.io\\\/wi6sdkau931dy41ovu1wnntgohhxlqytll3n3awjmatu4alt.jpeg.jpg?w=auto&h=auto&fy=0.51868739312691\",\"alt\":\"image of a large yellow dump truck with and open top. 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Every second, the equivalent of a rubbish truck load of clothes is burnt or buried in landfill<\/h3>

That's a tough number to get your head around right?<\/p>

<\/p>

How about this: count to 10, unless you're currently sitting in an airport or warehouse. The room you're in is full to the ceiling of discarded clothes. In another 10 seconds, it's the room next door. In a minute or two, your entire house is full. Within an hour, all your neighbours' houses and half the street are full. Except it doesn't stop at an hour. It's every hour, every day, every year.<\/p>

Now set 25% of it on fire.<\/p>

This is real and has been happening for decades and will only increase exponentially moving forward.<\/p>

Clearly, it's not sustainable. It will have an impact in this generation and it makes us feel a bit shitty. So, let's do something about it.<\/p>

<\/p>

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Every second, the equivalent of a rubbish truck load of clothes is burnt or buried in landfill<\/h3>

That's a tough number to get your head around right?<\/p>

<\/p>

How about this: count to 10, unless you're currently sitting in an airport or warehouse. The room you're in is full to the ceiling of discarded clothes. In another 10 seconds, it's the room next door. In a minute or two, your entire house is full. Within an hour, all your neighbours' houses and half the street are full. Except it doesn't stop at an hour. It's every hour, every day, every year.<\/p>

Now set 25% of it on fire.<\/p>

This is real and has been happening for decades and will only increase exponentially moving forward.<\/p>

Clearly, it's not sustainable. It will have an impact in this generation and it makes us feel a bit shitty. So, let's do something about it.<\/p>

<\/p>

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