General
Low-quality apparel produced rapidly to follow current trends in the industry and sold at the lowest prices possible
What is fast fashion?
The type of wages earned by garment makers in fast fashion
What is low or unlivable wages?
Fast fashion excessively uses this vital resource
What is water?
The particular social pattern where current fashion is widely shared and discussed by consumers promoting rapid turnover rates
What is trend sharing?
Buying items that a person was not planning to based on appeal and low cost
What is impulsive shopping?
This negative consequence of fast fashion displaces species from their homes
What is habitat destruction?
A negative consequence of fast fashion due to the production of wood pulp-based fabrics
What is deforestation?
Fast fashion's strategy for bolstering the contemporary retail model, being able to keep up with the latest fashion trend, and eliminating the need to go inside a store to shop
What is online shopping?
The location of a garment factory fire and building collapse
What is Bangladesh?
Fast fashion material that ends up polluting water with microplastics
What is synthetic fibers?
Turning plastic fibers into textiles is an energy-intensive process that requires large amounts of this
What is petroleum?
The method by which fast fashion keeps up with present trends
What is rapid adaptation?
Relies heavily on child labor exploiting vulnerable groups and hindering children's education and well-being
What is cotton farming?
Prevents the penetration of light through water, which leads to a reduction in the rate of photosynthesis and dissolved oxygen levels negatively affecting aquatic life
What is textile dyes?
Dumped into rivers and lakes causing significant water pollution which harms aquatic ecosystems and local residents' health
What is untreated effluent?
The ethical concerns frequently raised with the production of fast fashion, as most manufacturers will disregard basic human rights in order to focus on profit
What is labor exploitation?
Fast fashion violates this, especially in workplace safety, where workers face hazardous conditions for long hours
What is basic human rights?
Textile dyes also act as this type of toxic agent persisting as environmental pollutants across entire food chains
The use of synthetic fibers in clothing produces this, which is a potent greenhouse gas that has a significant impact on global warming
What is nitrous oxide?