People all over the world like shopping for clothes, household goods, gadgets, and other necessities, but we are unaware of how much carbon trash we generate while doing so. You are engaging in "first-hand shopping" when you purchase branded clothing at a mall. What is first-hand shopping, you ask? First-hand purchases put the environment at risk since a pair of jeans requires 3,781 liters of water to manufacture, from the production of the cotton to the delivery of the finished product to the store. First-hand purchases are things that haven't been worn by anyone and are brand new. That equates to the emission of around 33.4 kilograms of carbon equivalent.  That is all you need to buy a pair of jeans when you buy them directly. When you shop secondhand, such as by visiting a thrift store, you are lowering your carbon footprint by forgoing the purchase of a new pair of clothes in favor of burying ones that have been used once and are no longer desired. Because it prevents clothing from ending up in landfills, minimizes carbon and chemical pollution from the clothing industry, and uses less water, thrift shopping is healthy for the environment. Most secondhand stores also provide to regional causes, some of which might be environmental ones.

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