In America alone, 11.3 tons of clothing are thrown away every year and about 10% of Earth's total carbon dioxide output comes from the clothing industry. Because of synthetic fibers, clothing waste has an even more detrimental affect to the environment because they are made from petroleum which is crude oil and takes lots of energy and resources just to extract from the ground. Waste from clothing also contributes to the giant trash piles in the ocean and pollute the land. One way we could combat all this waste is by buying second-hand clothes instead of supporting and creating supply and demand for new, cheap clothing, (aka "fast fashion.) This new, cheap clothing is called "fast fashion" because these pieces don't last you very long because they were made poorly and only with the intent to make money. When supporting second-hand shopping and hand-me-downs, it's keeping perfectly good pieces in rotation in the market without have to use energy and money to create a whole new piece of clothing. Not only that, thrifting is usually more inexpensive and affordable. You could find unique, cute clothes that won't be thrown away in a few months.
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