Fashion industry pollution

Photo by Naja Bertolt Jensen on UnsplashWater is the basis of life and the backbone of civilization; we consume it, we bathe in it, and we marvel at its bea ...

The shoot explored the idea of waste and consumption.

Fun fact: The fast fashion industry is a major contributor to pollution. By choosing sustainable fashion, you help reduce the environmental impact caused by excessive production and disposal of clothing. #FashionFacts #FunFacts #Didyouknowfashion #FashionIndustry #FastFashion

Fashion waste is costing the global economy more than $400 BILLION every year, according to a recent World Economic Forum report.

Dr. Firdaus Samad and Arindam Biswas underscore the issue of rampant waste production from the fashion industry and the rise in thrift shops and upcycled garments as a viable alternative for long term sustainability. The global fashion industry faces an escalating crisis of textile waste, with approximately 92 million tonnes of clothing discarded annually—equivalent to […]

Burnaby’s Mark Angelo is at the centre of a new film highlighting the fashion industry’s harmful effects on streams and rivers around the world.

The fashion industry has not only hurt our planet ethically, but environmentally too, polluting and washing our planet. Through the pandemic, we have realized there is no need to buy new clothes; and there has been a change in the fashion industry. Consumers, are changing the lives of many factory workers and the planet; who are often overworked in unsafe conditions. However; that change should stay, and we should be more conscious from where we buy from.

Water pollution, toxic chemical use and textile waste: fast fashion comes at a huge cost to the environment finds Patsy Perry

Fast fashion doesn’t just clog up our landfills and increase textile waste, the factories where cheap clothes are produced are killing off some of the world’s most important rivers. New documentary, River Blue, highlights the alarming extent of the issue.