Fashion waste pollution

You may think you’re keeping old outfits out of the landfill when you donate them, but that’s not necessarily true.

The environmental cost of fast fashion. These images, taken by photographer @martinbernetti_photojournalist, show at least 39,000 tons of clothes dumped in Chile's Atacama Desert. The items are largely waste from the fast fashion industry. "These textile scraps come from all over the world and the problem is that the clothes are not biodegradable and contain chemicals, so they are not accepted in municipal landfills." According to the World Economic Forum, the fashion industry produces 10%…

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Shocking Photos Show Western ‘Fast Fashion’ That Pollute African Beaches Photographer Muntaka Chasant has documented thousands of washed-up clothes on a beach in Africa, laying bare the environmental impact of fast fashion. [Read More] #photography #photooftheday #love #instagood #instagram #photo #nature #picoftheday #like #photographer #follow #beautiful #art...

60,000 tons of used clothes decorate the Atacama Desert in Chile, becoming the backyard scenery in the north part of the country. Mountains and mountains

More and more retailers have started sustainability initiatives designed to recycle old clothes, and many offer some extra money to participants in the form of…

In this collaborative study by researchers from Tongji University and Kyushu University, the focus was on reducing the amount of the pollutant nitrogen from the landfill.

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Used or surplus clothing from Western countries often ends up in Africa. Whether that’s good remains open to question.

Stella McCartney and Ellen MacArthur have announced the damning findings of a sustainability report. Is this the wake-up call the fashion industry needs?

Award winning 2020 graduate collection by Rebecca Powell. Trash - Beauty, a 100% sustainable collection looking into ocean pollution. Instagram @rebeccajanefashion Photographer @andytphotos ©Rebecca Powell #Fashion#Fashiondesign#graduatecollection#fashiongraduate#sustainability#sustainablefashion#sustainableclothing#plasticpollution#oceanpollution#savethesea#savetheocean#plasticfashion#plasticfree#models#textiles#textiledesign#plastictextiles#plasticfabric#sustainabletextiles

Fast fashion has revolutionized the way we buy and wear clothing, offering trendy styles at extremely low prices. However, behind the convenience and affordability lies a devastating environmental and ethical cost. The industry produces 100 billion garments each year, leading to massive waste, pollution, and human rights concerns (Ellen MacArthur Foundation). In this article, we’ll uncover…... http://ecogreenlivingessentials.com/2025/03/16/fast-fashion-a-crisis-for-our-planet/

The European Union is clamping down on unsustainable practices in fashion with a spate of new policies.

Congratulations you have just finished buying the latest dress and are now up to date on the newest trend; however, two weeks later that dress you just bought