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The Week Magazine (Gale Books)

shayerobertson2005 — 2024-10-28 16:48:19 UTC

"For every five items produced, three end up in landfills or are incinerated. These are “disposable fashion companies,” said Maxine Bédat, of the fashion think tank New Standard Institute."

"The high cost of cheap clothes." The Week Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024, p. 11. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A811413696/GPS?u=lincclin_tcc&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=07491ec5. Accessed 28 Oct. 2024.

The Week Magazine (Gale Books)

shayerobertson2005 — 2024-10-28 16:52:02 UTC

"According to its own reporting, Shein’s carbon emissions have nearly tripled in the last three years, hitting 18 million tons in 2023—the equivalent of four coal-fired power plants."

Carbon Literacy Project

shayerobertson2005 — 2024-10-28 16:58:15 UTC

"When factoring in the entire lifecycle of a garment, from manufacturing to transportation to, ultimately, ending up in landfill, in total, 1.2 billion tonnes of carbon emissions are released by the fashion industry every year."

Carbon Literacy Project

shayerobertson2005 — 2024-10-28 17:00:36 UTC

"However, if nothing changes, research has predicted the fashion industry could account for 26% of carbon emissions by 2050."

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---. “Fast Fashion’S Carbon Footprint.” The Carbon Literacy Project, 11 Mar. 2024, carbonliteracy.com/fast-fashions-carbon-footprint.

Global Data (Gale Books)

shayerobertson2005 — 2024-10-28 17:05:47 UTC

The Center for Biological Diversity reveals the number of new garments made per year has nearly doubled over the past 20 years with global consumption of fashion increasing by 400%.

"Futureproofing fast fashion – can it ever be good?" just-style.com, 25 Apr. 2024, p. NA. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A791551592/GPS?u=lincclin_tcc&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=b903c799. Accessed 28 Oct. 2024.

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Global Data (Gale Books)

shayerobertson2005 — 2024-10-28 17:07:20 UTC

As a result, the fast fashion industry is a significant contributor to the climate crisis, responsible for as much as 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions.

Carbon Literacy Project

shayerobertson2005 — 2024-10-28 17:22:47 UTC

Not only is the carbon footprint of the fashion industry influenced by the amount of waste sent to landfill, CO2 emissions during the manufacturing and transportation processes, as well as water pollution from dyeing processes and microfibre pollution, also contribute to the industry’s huge carbon and environmental footprint.

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shayerobertson2005 — 2024-10-28 17:24:54 UTC

With these two factors carbon emissions are going to keep going up.

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shayerobertson2005 — 2024-10-28 17:26:34 UTC

With consumption going up this will release more and more carbon emissions. When the emissions have already gone up 1.2 billion tonnes.

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shayerobertson2005 — 2024-10-28 21:18:57 UTC

SHEIN is just one of the many companies contributing to carbon emissions going into the earth, but overall the fashion industry is going to account for a good amount of the damage done top Earth.