Pollution
In what southern American country, is there thousands of tons of collected trashed clothes?
This is in Chile
How many windows are in the workroom, where many women sew?
There are no windows
What happens to the clothes that are not sold?
They are put in incinerators and landfills
What should you do with jeans that you do not want?
Sell, donate to second hand organizations so it does end up in landfills
Why should you care about fast fashion being bad bad for the environment?
fast fashion creates 8-10% of the worlds carbon emissions.
What happens to clothes that is not sold in stores?
They are thrown in landfills and incinerators.
How much clothes do the women sew per hour?
They sew 100 pieces of clothes per hour
How is the Atacama desert being effected by fast fashion? (Complete sentence)
It is being affected because millions of people are getting rid of all the non-fashion clothes. All the once popular clothes are now just thrown away in landfills. This only makes the landfills bigger and bigger.
Do you have to throw away clothes that do not fit?
What are two social issues impacted by fast fashion?
Child labor, and low wages.
How does washing a polyester shirt contribute to pollution?
It creates microplastics fibers. Just by washing polyester shirts for 2 weeks, will cause 1 million microfibers to appear
According to the text, what do the women sew in the workrooms?
They sew and make many things, but mostly jackets.
How many tons of clothes are thrown in the Atacama desert?
Around 60,000 tons of clothing
Should you use fast fashion apps, of slow fashion apps. ( H&M, Zara,Shien etc. - Patagonia, Nike etc.)
Slow fashion, because funding fast fashion will only make our situation worse, with waste and pollution.
What are the 3 exact places were most discarding cloth come from?
They come from Europe, America, and China.
How does washing a polyester material add-on to pollution?
By washing polyester clothes for only two weeks, it can make over 1 million pieces of microplastics.
How much money do the women get paid for sewing clothes?
They make 3% an hour
What percentage of fast clothing ends up in landfills?
85% of fast fashion clothes end up in landfills
What is better, slow clothing, or fast clothing, and why?
Slow clothing is better because it does not have as much waste production, resulting in a cleaner world. They also are usually more comfortable and high quality.
Why do some people still by fast fashion, knowing how it can effect the environment?
There are many reasons, but one of the bigger ones are that many people can only afford fast fashion clothing.
How do microplastics effect the environment?
The microplastics put chemicals into the water, which causes tissue damage to ocean life
According to the text, where do the women sew the clothes for fast fashion?
They sew it in Bangladesh
How does the creation of just one T-shirt effect global warming?
It produces 37.1 pounds of CO2, this is a lot of bad gas!
Where should you shop if you do not have enough money for slow fashion?
You can shop and second hand stores, they are usually cheaper.
What percentage of Americas clothing industry is fast fashion?
88% of clothing in America is fast fashion! 🤯 🤯 🤯 w(°ｏ°)w