Fast fashion is polluting the beautiful and diverse life within our oceans. Simon Reddy laments that “Fish, seabirds, sea turtles, and marine mammals can become entangled in or ingest plastic debris, causing suffocation, starvation, and drowning.” The impact is devastating and, frankly, inhumane. Various studies concerning marine life highlight the selfishness and thoughtlessness of many fashion industries. However, people are increasingly unwilling to ignore this pressing an

The fast fashion industry has made sure our wardrobes remain up-to-date and in style. The ocean is not something we consider when deliberating our fashion choices, but in recent years there’s been an increasing awareness on fast fashion’s detriment to the environment, however it’s still not enough. Today there are around 1.4 million trillion microfibres of plastic polluting our oceans, and 35% of this derives from textiles. If we continue in this manner, an extra 22 million t

One of the greatest causes of water pollution comes from the fashion industry. In fact, 20% of industrial water pollution is caused by the chemicals used in treating and dying textiles. It also contributes to around a third of the world’s microplastics, their origins mostly coming from synthetic textiles. When shopping to buy new clothes, the manufacturing process is rarely a high concern for the everyday shopper. But it should matter. Why? Because the pollution from it is ki