Summary
Its manufacturing consumes vast water resources, releases harmful chemicals, and discarded garments increase landfill waste and greenhouse gas emissions.
Key Points
3 points1
Fast fashion contributes significantly to worldwide pollution, second only to the energy sector.
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Production processes consume large quantities of water and emit toxic chemicals.
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Post‑consumer clothing waste adds to landfill mass and accelerates climate‑changing gases.
New Words to Learn
4 wordsfast fashion
cheap, quickly made clothing that is not meant to last long
pollution
dirty substances that harm the environment
greenhouse gases
gases that trap heat and warm the planet
landfill
a place where trash is buried underground
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