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March 30, 2023

Impact of Fast Fashion on textile waste and the environment

Impact of Fast Fashion on textile waste and the environment

by World Model Hunt / Monday, 23 January 2023 / Published in Blog

Impact of Fast Fashion on textile waste and the environment

 

Impact of Fast Fashion The term “fast fashion” is increasingly commonly used in discussions of fashion, sustainability, and environmental consciousness. To capitalize on current trends, the word is defined as “cheaply created and priced things that copy the latest catwalk fashions and get pumped through retailers fast.”

 

The fast fashion model gets its name from how quickly clothing is designed, produced, distributed, and marketed. Shops may consequently attract massive quantities of a greater variety of goods, providing customers with access to more fashionable and distinctive goods at a lesser price.

 

Fast fashion has a shockingly negative impact on the environment and society. The necessity for a transition to sustainable fashion is clear, despite the fact that the effects of the fashion industry on pollution, water consumption, carbon emissions, human rights, and gender inequality are growing.

 

Customers are unaware of the full cost of their wardrobe since they are driven to buy more. What is visible are the innumerable individuals on the street or on social media posting pictures of themselves wearing carefully selected clothes; what is invisible are the enormous amounts of waste generated by those products.

 

The development of a fashion sector that is truly sustainable is threatened by the usage of harmful chemicals. This is made worse by the fast fashion industry’s shorter product life cycles, higher levels of waste, and disregard for the environment.

 

Not all textile waste can be recycled in some way, and if clothing contains dangerous compounds, it is at best difficult and at worst impossible to recycle it safely.

 

Impact of Fast Fashion

 

  • Plastic Waste

 

Thanks to the development of synthetic materials like polyester and nylon, the fashion industry underwent a significant transformation after World War II. Since the late 1990s, polyester has been the most frequently used fiber in textiles. These fabrics made of plastic have a significant impact on the ecology and climate during their entire life cycle due to the emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants.

 

The textile sector is a growing contributor to climate catastrophe because the production of synthetic fibers uses just around 1% of the world’s crude oil. The sector also greatly impacts how much plastic leaks into the environment.

 

  • Pre-Production

 

Fast fashion pre-production generates a substantial amount of trash and pollution. According to a study, 15% of the fabric used to make clothes is wasted; this percentage is influenced by the type of clothing, the fabric’s design, the cutting of the fabric, and errors in assembly. Before clothing and materials are ever created, there is already a significant environmental strain.

 

The initial fiber extraction process uses the most energy and produces the most carbon emissions over the life of a garment, which is especially true for fabrics made from petroleum. Additionally, the production of materials like cotton and linen requires a lot of labor and water, as well as the use of hazardous pesticides that endanger the health of farmers and workers.

 

  • Deadstock

 

“Deadstock” refers to clothing that is unsold, returned particularly after being purchased online, and then disposed of as waste. It makes up a significant portion of pre-consumer waste that is sometimes overlooked. A waste-to-energy facility’s burning of deadstock may recover some of the energy that would otherwise be lost while the materials sat unused in a warehouse, but it also increases air pollution.

 

The biggest environmental impact comes from the energy, materials, water, and chemicals used in the garment’s creation, not from mass incineration, which may conjure images of massive waste and emissions.

 

  • Water

 

Due to the depletion of non-renewable resources, the emission of greenhouse gases, and significant water and energy consumption, fast fashion has a negative impact on the environment. The second-largest user of water is the fashion sector, which needs 700 gallons to make a cotton shirt and 2000 gallons to make a pair of jeans.

 

Textile dyeing is the second-largest contributor to global water pollution, with excess dye water usually dumped into ditches, streams, or rivers.

 

  • Societal Impact

 

Fast fashion also has a human cost; textile workers—mostly women in developing countries—are frequently paid pitifully and forced to put in dreadful hours under appalling circumstances. These conditions cause human rights violations to occur anywhere.

 

The use of chemicals in the manufacture of garments raises serious health concerns for both consumers and industry workers. In addition to the previously described consequences, pollution has further negative effects on health.

 

  • Landfills with textile waste

 

Unwanted clothing is now more commonly thrown away than donated, which is another change in how individuals dispose of their clothing. Even worse, the textile waste generated by the fashion industry is largely disposed of in landfills or burned. 85% of all textiles are disposed of in landfills each year.

 

Conclusion on the Impact of Fast Fashion on textile waste and the environment

 

Although fast fashion has made the clothing industry’s prospects gloomy, firms are defying convention. The environment and society are significantly harmed by fast fashion, and people demand businesses change their practices. Customers have the authority to limit their support to businesses that follow ethical fashion standards and to pressure businesses to change their business methods to be more environmentally friendly.

 

Slow fashion, a common counterargument to fast fashion, advocates against excessively high production, complex supply chains, and mindless consumption. It promotes ethical production that is kind to both people and animals. Buying from second-hand vendors is one method consumers are limiting their consumption of fast fashion. Customers send their unwanted clothing to websites where customers can purchase it at a discount from the original cost.

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