The BBC posted a fabulously scary report on pollution created by unwanted clothing, shoes, and fashion accessories. "Fast Fashion: The dumping ground for unwanted clothes".
Photo Source: BBC article, link below.
The article advises us, "Fashion brands are overproducing to meet the demands of modern trends and countries in West Africa are drowning under the weight of waste shipped to their shores every week.".
BBC Africa's Thomas Naadi investigates why donations and recycled clothing are actually ending up in landfill.
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In the opinion of Apparel Search, we have no doubt that excess clothing & products other than apparel are a huge concern for the environment. Our question is where does the blame fall? Is it the fashion industry or consumers that drive the problem? Probably a bit of both. Obviously it is the consumer that decides when it is time to purchase new clothing & when to discard old clothing. The garment industry, electronics industry, auto industry, home builders, etc., produce based on product demand. If consumers slowed purchases, manufacturers would slow production of new products.
If you are interested, you can also view our previous blog post about fashion industry pollution.
Is their a better way to recycle clothing? Rather than going to a dump, shouldn't it go to a specialize facility to break it down to turn back into new fibers?
You can also visit the recycle clothing page here on Apparel Search.