Episode 4: Fast Fashion

Clothes, harmless items of cloth that we all wear. Or are they harmless?

What is Fast Fashion? Learn where the clothes you wear come from, and how YOU can make small changes that can impact the environment in big ways.

Resources & Further Reading:

“The Life Cycle of a t-Shirt - Angel Chang.” TED, TED-Ed, ed.ted.com/lessons/the-life-cycle-of-a-t-shirt-angel-chang.

“The Problem with Fast Fashion.” BWSS, 27 Aug. 2019, www.bwss.org/fastfashion/.

Ali Fortescue, Sky News reporter. “Throwaway Fashion: Eleven Million Garments End up in Landfill Each Week, Oxfam Claims.” Sky News, Sky, 30 Aug. 2019, news.sky.com/story/throwaway-fashion-eleven-million-garments-end-up-in-land-fill-each-week-oxfam-claims-11797444.

Evergreendesignco. “The Life Cycle of a T Shirt.” Evergreendesignco.wordpress.com

https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/articles/entry/fast-fashion-may-be-cheap-but-it-comes-at-a-cost/

https://www.sierraclub.org/planet/2016/11/how-fashion-affects-people-and-environment

https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2021-1-january-february/feature/will-circular-economy-save-planet

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/03/the-neurological-pleasures-of-modern-shopping/388577/

https://www.dynamo.vc/blog-posts/the-environmental-impact-of-maritime-freight

https://www.transportenvironment.org/what-we-do/shipping-and-environment/shipping-and-climate-change

https://goodonyou.eco/international-shipping/

https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/how-much-does-human-breathing-contribute-to-climate-change/

https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/greenhouse-gas-emissions-typical-passenger-vehicle

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200710-why-clothes-are-so-hard-to-recycle

https://www.businessinsider.com/fast-fashion-environmental-impact-pollution-emissions-waste-water-2019-10 https://goodonyou.eco/material-guide-polyester-2/

https://www.sustainyourstyle.org/old-environmental-impacts

https://cfda.com/resources/materials/detail/polyester