Clothing and purchases are a huge issue relating to carbon emissions. Not only do factories release harmful gasses into the air, but it is hard or almost impossible for the materials used to decompose. According to airly.org, factories emit lots of pollutants into the air, a main one being green house gases, which mainly consist of carbon dioxide. Especially this day in age, keeping up with the trends is super important, but at what cost? People need clothes, but many purchases people make are just wants to have more. But, the more people buy, the more impact it has on our environment. 10% of carbon emissions are due to fast fashion industries. This really has me thinking, is my next purchase worth it? What do you think? Next time I will try to think before I buy.

Something that I try to keep in mind when buying clothes is if I will actually wear them more than once or if its just fast fashion. I try to thrift when I can and also buying clothes that I can wear for a long time like a nice pair of jeans. A shop I really recommend for clothes that will last is uniqlo. Their clothes are pretty expense but I have a t shirt from them that has lasted for a couple years without wear and tear. They are very good for base layers as well. I think the investment is worth it to not have to keep buying clothes.

there are many times i buy things that i don't need. i end up not using these items and sometimes they are thrown away. i need to stop buying things i dont need so there is less waste.