Fast fashion is cheap, poor quality, disposable clothing that is produced quickly and sold at low prices. It is not something completely new and it has been around for a long time. You don't even know it but most of your favorite stores like Zara, H&M, Primark, Forever 21 and Shein that have lately been very popular are considered fast fashion brands. This has always been a big problem and today even more because fast fashion is responsible for 10% of global carbon dioxide emission. So, next time you want to shop in one of these stores think twice.

I agree that these popular brands are a big contributor global emissions. Unfortunately, with the rise of social media and trends, fast fashion has become something that is popular. Brands are often quick to jump on these trends and as a result they mass produce clothing that will become unpopular and irrelevant. These companies emit carbon dioxide during production and waste these clothing that remain unsold.

Yes, I totally agree that's fast fashion has increased carbon footprints. This is also a waste of money because a while later it will just go out of fashion and then you don't want to wear it and then you buy another one. Instead you should just stick to one and use it as long as its useable.

I agree. Fast fashion is harmful to environment. It produces lots of carbon emissions and waste.  It also takes up a lot of water and energy. Millions of clothing end up in landfills every year. Textile processing contributes to 20% of global water pollution.

I agree, many clothing brands contribute to the carbon dioxide emissions. but I never knew that it was so high and harmful. I will definitely rethink about all the clothes I buy to help the earth, rather than destroy it.

Since actually accepting the issues is the first step towards reaching change, it's really cool and encouraging to see how many of us are aware of the negative effects of fast fashion has on the environment. It is also cool to see how many of us rethink our initial perspectives and change our purchases to help the environment. Making these more deliberate purchases by selecting items carefully that we'll use for a long time is something we all can do. Little things like repairing clothing instead of replacing it can also have a significant impact leading to businessses themselves being more pressured to implement better practices if more people collectively change their habits.

I wholeheartedly agree. I think an easy and affordable way to decrease the footprint of fast fashion is to look at secondhand shops first. If you want or need the same styles, or price, you can look to sites like ThreadUp. This is an online thrift store on which you can sell the clothes you no longer need and buy the clothes you want.This is a good and eco-friendly way to shop.

I totally agree with you. Fast fashion is so harmful and slowly destroying our world. The industry is harmful in so many ways; it creates so much carbon emissions and also their ways of making clothes is unethical in the way they treat their workers. I know fast fashion is so tempting since in this economy it's hard to buy new, non-fast fashion clothes since clothes are expensive and so many stores are part of fast fashion but under disguise like I bet you didn't know that Aritzia, Urban Outfitters, Gap and Zara are fast fashion stores. There are more ethical things to do such as going to your local thrift stores which some also benefit charities, do more research in which brands are fast fashion or not, reuse your clothes, or even taking hand me downs from families and friends. I hope more big sustainable brands come to popularity so this climate change dilemma doesn't keep destroying our world as fast as it is.