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Impacts of Fast Fashion

Host: Kristi Shive, Warren County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences Guest: Lynn Blankenship, Metcalfe County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences Topic: The Impact of Fast Fashion “To keep the price of production down, fast fashion pieces are often made with materials like polyester  — a synthetic and cheap fiber made from petroleum, a nonrenewable fossil fuel. It heavily relies on cheap labor, with approximately 75 million factory employees around the world, and only 2% of those making a living wage, (George Washington University. Fast Fashion is often manufactured in countries such as India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. The garment manufacturing industries in these countries see workers paid lower wages, sometimes in dangerous conditions and, occasionally, allows for the exploitation of children, according to Humanium, an international organization dedicated to supporting children’s rights. The polyester that is often used in fast fashion manufacturing, can take approximately 200 years to decompose, according to a 2016 report by Greenpeace. Studies of life cycle emissions have found that a quintessential cotton tee-shirt (based on 50 washes) contributes 35% of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions through the manufacturing phase and 52% through the use phase. Moreover, the fashion industry now produces twice the volume of clothing than it did in 2000. With the use life of collared shirts, woven pants and tee-shirts estimated at 3–3.5 years, this has led to surges in the amounts of textiles that have gone into landfills in the past two decades. Instead of discussing the supply chain impacts and material acquisition that results in so much of the climate change impact of the fashion industry, centering conversations on general ideas of sustainability and why it is harmful to create so much trash, when we consider the environmental impacts of the Fast Fashion industry is more understandable and accessible for the consumer. Fashion Industry impact researchers have concluded: The current business logic in the fashion sector is based on ever-increasing production and sales, fast manufacturing, low product quality and short product life cycles, all of which lead to unsustainable consumption, fast material throughput, substantial waste and vast environmental impacts…Ultimately, the long-term stability of the fashion industry relies on the total abandonment of the fast fashion model, linked to a decline in overproduction and overconsumption, and a corresponding decrease in material throughput. Such transformations require international coordination and involve new mindsets being adopted at both the business and the consumer levels.” Links for documents, websites, etc. for additional reference  1. https://academic.oup.com/oocc/article... Examining climate change and sustainable/fast fashion in the 21st century: ‘Trash the Runway’  2. https://www.cnn.com/style/what-is-fas... What is Fast Fashion and why is it so Controversial?