Lucie Middlemiss, co-director of the Sustainability Research Institute at the University of Leeds, said there needed to be a shift towards a “slower system” which “emphasised repair and repurposing”. “Remember when you see clothes selling for cheap, this always comes with a cost to people and the planet.”
“When the cost of clothing is staggeringly low, you have to wonder about the human cost of making that garment, and whether it comes from a supply chain of exploitation,” a spokesperson said. Single-use clothing is bad for the environment, and doesn’t necessarily save customers money in the long run.”Įarlier this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) calculated the fashion industry produces 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions every year and used an estimated 1.5tn litres of water annually.Īccording to Greenpeace, enough textiles to fill a rubbish truck get sent to landfill or burned every second. “Fashion has a bigger environmental footprint than aviation and shipping combined.
“Some of the most common things people will be buying on Black Friday is textiles and electronics, and both of these can come with hefty environmental price tags,” she said. Libby Peake, of the Green Alliance, agreed. #BlackFriday just seems to be a race by some retailers to prove how unethical their clothes are? I'd love to hear argument for selling clothing for literal pennies #prettylittlething /MjGmp9Sn2L- Becky 💞 November 27, 2020
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