Fast Fashion
What is Fast Fashion?
The rapid production of inexpensive, low-quality clothing that often mimics popular styles of fashion labels, big-name brands, and independent designers
What percentage of carbon emissions is the fashion industry is responsible for?
10 percent
How often were clothing collections before the spread fast fashion?
4 times a year
How much water is used annual in the fashion industry?
93 cubic meters annually
When did fast fashion rapidly increase?
The 1990s
60 percent
What percentage of brands do not pay workers a livable wage?
93% (or 99%)
What percentage of world pesticide use does the textile industry represent?
10-20%
How much in textile waste does the average American throw out annually?
60 to 80 pounds annually
How much waste is produced annually by the textile industry?
92 million tons