Fast Fashion
* school1. One
- Clothes made quickly and cheaply.
- New styles appear frequently.
- Encourages frequent buying.
- Clothes worn fewer times.
- Factories may have low wages and poor conditions.
- High environmental impact: waste, pollution, heavy resource use.
2. Two
- Cotton grown on farms.
- Uses large amounts of water and pesticides.
- Harvested, spun, knitted, dyed, processed.
- Factories sew t-shirts, use energy and chemicals.
- Water pollution can result.
- Shipped globally, adds carbon emissions.
- Washing and drying use resources.
- At end of life: can be thrown away, recycled, or donated.
- Sustainable choices reduce impact: buy less, reuse, recycle, choose better materials.
3. Elsewhere
3.1. References
3.2. In my garden
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