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This is another sector that members need to be wary of, single use clothing, it is a huge trend in todays younger generation but not only will tighter spending affect it, but also legislation is in the wind. I can't think of where else to post it, as it will be hit by consumer spending tightening and also Governments are clamping down on it.[MEDIA=medium]220d83b58ba7[/MEDIA]But what about the clothes on your back? It turns out they’re a problem, too, especially when they’re worn once and discarded — a “fast fashion” practice that is on the rise, with negative consequences for the environment, according to a recent consumer survey.That’s right: More people are wearing outfits a single time and then tossing them in the garbage, where they end up in landfills or are incinerated.A London-based polling firm, Censuswide, estimated in July that British consumers would spend more than $3 billion on one-use outfits this summer. Just the people who buy clothes specifically for going to music festivals spend about $300 million on 7.5 million outfits that are worn only once, according to the report.So what’s the big deal? Is a one-and-done outfit really so bad for the environment?Consumers are buying more clothes than ever before and wearing them far less frequently. The average consumer buys 60% more clothing than they did 15 years ago and keeps it half as long, according to figures released by the United Nations Alliance for Sustainable Fashion this year.In the U.S., the amount of clothing waste has ballooned in the past several decades. More than 10 million tons of textiles were discarded in landfills in 2015, per the most recent available figures from the EPA, compared with just over 1.7 million tons in 1960. The production of textiles is also rising rapidly. More than 16 million tons of textiles were generated in the U.S. in 2015 compared with 1.76 million tons in 1960.
This is another sector that members need to be wary of, single use clothing, it is a huge trend in todays younger generation but not only will tighter spending affect it, but also legislation is in the wind.
I can't think of where else to post it, as it will be hit by consumer spending tightening and also Governments are clamping down on it.
[MEDIA=medium]220d83b58ba7[/MEDIA]
But what about the clothes on your back? It turns out they’re a problem, too, especially when they’re worn once and discarded — a “fast fashion” practice that is on the rise, with negative consequences for the environment, according to a recent consumer survey.
That’s right: More people are wearing outfits a single time and then tossing them in the garbage, where they end up in landfills or are incinerated.
A London-based polling firm, Censuswide, estimated in July that British consumers would spend more than $3 billion on one-use outfits this summer. Just the people who buy clothes specifically for going to music festivals spend about $300 million on 7.5 million outfits that are worn only once, according to the report.
So what’s the big deal? Is a one-and-done outfit really so bad for the environment?
Consumers are buying more clothes than ever before and wearing them far less frequently. The average consumer buys 60% more clothing than they did 15 years ago and keeps it half as long, according to figures released by the United Nations Alliance for Sustainable Fashion this year.
In the U.S., the amount of clothing waste has ballooned in the past several decades. More than 10 million tons of textiles were discarded in landfills in 2015, per the most recent available figures from the EPA, compared with just over 1.7 million tons in 1960. The production of textiles is also rising rapidly. More than 16 million tons of textiles were generated in the U.S. in 2015 compared with 1.76 million tons in 1960.
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