😢 30% of fast fashion items are unsold

😢 85% of our clothes are in the landfill or burned. That’s 92 million tons of garment and textile waste is discarded annually!

😢 Only 10% of clothing donated to thrift stores is actually sold, leaving the remainder to be sent to landfills

😩 The textile industry is the 2nd most polluting industry and the second-largest consumer of water. Textile dyeing is the 2nd largest water polluter

😩 Raw material production, preparation, and processing contribute to more than 70% of CO2 emissions.

😩 Contributes 8% to 10% of humanity’s carbon emissions

😩 Is responsible for 1/3 of industrial water pollution due to manufacturing practices

😩 Is accountable for 20% to 35% of microplastic found in the ocean

😩 Polyester takes more than 200 years to decompose

😩 The fashion industry consumes 98 million tons of non-renewable resources annually

😩 Textile mills use 20,000 chemicals to make clothes

🖕 93% of brands don’t pay their garment workers enough to make a living

🖕 160 million children around the world are forced to work

🖕The majority of apparel is made by women that are aged 18-years-old to 24-years-old

🖕 97% of fashion items are manufactured overseas

🖕 Millions of workers die annually due to work-related injuries and illness