The ocean covers over 70% of our planet, produces 50%-80% of the oxygen we breathe and is home to 80% of life on Earth. Despite an increase in awareness of the plastic crisis and the damage that we are causing, eight million tonnes of plastic is dumped into the ocean each year. The fashion industry especially is a huge source of marine pollution, with half a million tonnes of microfibres being put into the ocean every year from clothing alone. The fashion industry is also the

After many years, we are finally acknowledging the serious environmental consequences of all the cute £6 tops and £15 jeans we own. The microplastics and dyes released into our oceans during the production of these fast-fashion pieces have a truly devastating impact on our environment. It’s great that we are finally seeing the errors of our fast-fashion ways. However, we still tend to overlook one very obvious problem that exists in every high street shop – plastic clothes ha

The Fashion Industry’s Impact on the Environment When talking about environmental impacts, we think about how fossil fuels are damaging our O-Zone layer. We think about how palm oil production is destroying our forests. We think about how plastic production is harming our oceans and wildlife. These are all very important issues that have been faced in the recent years. Yet, the same can’t be said about the impacts the fashion industry is having on our environment. It has been