The environmental impact of fast fashion
Fast fashion is a very important phenomenon of our lives these days. It is true that nowadays the issue of fast fashion has an environmental impact worldwide.
First of all, the colours of clothes is what makes them appealing but in order to achieve them toxic chemicals are used. Therefore the second largest polluter of clean water worldwide is textile dyeing. Also people do not reuse or recycle fabrics and instead purchase more than they need. Some of those fabrics like cotton needs lots of water. If it is grown in underdeveloped countries where there is a lack of water there can be serious problems concerning the people living there like drought.
What is more, polyester is used in fashion too. If washed in domestic machines microfibres are shed, that results in higher levels of plastic in the oceans. Plastic is a huge threat for aquatic life since small creatures can consume it which can cause their death, maybe even their extinction.
All in all, fast fashion is something that should not be ignored, it is a serious problem that effects us all and our lives. We may not realise it now but in the future its consequences will definitely concern us.