Taking the Sustainable Green Movement to a Whole New Level
Being one of the top polluters in the world, the fashion industry has to start thinking about incorporating sustainable practices before it is too late.
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Needless to say, the fashion industry is the second leading sector in the world that?s contributing pollution. Increasing demand for clothes means greater consumption of water, use of pesticides, chemicals, and petroleum in the production of textiles, all of which puts a strain on the environment. Exacerbating the problem, our growing appetite for new clothes means a continuation to produce, consume and waste, resulting in environmental degradations seen in the coastal and marine systems. An alarming 80% of the degradation to these places is due to plastic waste and wastewater pollution.
If you have seen the much-talked about documentary, Seaspiracy, you would have known that the visible plastic junks floating in the ocean only represents a small fraction of the actual problem. The spotlight should be placed on microfibres (another form of microplastics), tiny threads that are shed by clothes during manufacturing and when they are washed. Studies have shown that one machine load of washing can release more than 700,000 of these fibres. These microfibres are not biodegradable and can act as sponges that harmful chemical pollutant, including carcinogenic dyes, can attach to.
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The post Taking the Sustainable Green Movement to a Whole New Level appeared first on LUXUO.
Photo by quokkabottles on Unsplash
Needless to say, the fashion industry is the second leading sector in the world that?s contributing pollution. Increasing demand for clothes means greater consumption of water, use of pesticides, chemicals, and petroleum in the production of textiles, all of which puts a strain on the environment. Exacerbating the problem, our growing appetite for new clothes means a continuation to produce, consume and waste, resulting in environmental degradations seen in the coastal and marine systems. An alarming 80% of the degradation to these places is due to plastic waste and wastewater pollution.
If you have seen the much-talked about documentary, Seaspiracy, you would have known that the visible plastic junks floating in the ocean only represents a small fraction of the actual problem. The spotlight should be placed on microfibres (another form of microplastics), tiny threads that are shed by clothes during manufacturing and when they are washed. Studies have shown that one machine load of washing can release more than 700,000 of these fibres. These microfibres are not biodegradable and can act as sponges that harmful chemical pollutant, including carcinogenic dyes, can attach to.
Image: https://ou...
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