fast fashion

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Guessing game!

Multiple Choice

What do the words "fast fashion" mean?

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  Clothes that are cheap and low-quality

• Clothes that are expensive and high-quality

• Clothes that are made slowly and carefully

• Clothes that are made for special occasions

Multiple Choice

Why do people like to buy fast fashion clothes?

• They are expensive and last a long time

• They are cheap and go out of style quickly

• They are made in an eco-friendly way

• They are designed by famous fashion designers

Multiple Choice

What happens when clothes are made quickly and sold at low prices?

• People buy fewer clothes

• People only buy clothes when they need them

• People take better care of their clothes

• People buy more clothes

Multiple Choice

Why is fast fashion bad for the environment?

• The clothes are too expensive to make

• The clothes are made to last a long time

• The clothes are cheap and made to be thrown away quickly

• The clothes are all made with natural materials

How Does Fast Fashion Affect the Environment?

The cheap items that retailers sell don’t usually last long because of their low quality. This encourages consumers to continuously buy more and replace their worn-out clothes. This cycle of buying and discarding creates a huge environmental problem, with the world accumulating mountains of textile and clothing waste every day.

However, there is even more to it.

Multiple Choice

How much water is used to make one cotton shirt?

• 700 litters

• 2,660 liters

• 7,600 liters

• 2,000 liters

Water

The fashion industry is the second large consumer of water.
About 700 gallons (2,660 litres) are required to produce one cotton shirt and nearly 2,000 gallons (7,600 litres) for a pair of jeans!

Fashion is also related to water pollution. In particular, textile dyeing is the world’s second-largest polluter of water, since the water leftover from the dyeing process is often dumped into streams or rivers.

Multiple Choice

What is the second biggest source of water pollution from the fashion industry?

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  Discarding used clothes

• Using too much water in production

• Making synthetic fabrics

• Dyeing the fabrics

Multiple Choice

About how much of the fast fashion industry uses plastic-based fabrics?

• 10%

• 35%

• 60%

• 80%

Microplastics

Brands use synthetic fibres like polyester, nylon, and acrylic which take hundreds of years to biodegrade. It is estimated that approximately 60% of all fast fashion items are produced with plastic-based fabrics and a staggering 35% of all microplastics in the ocean come from this industry!

Multiple Choice

What is a major problem with microplastics from the fashion industry?

• They are easy to recycle

• They do not harm the environment

• They break down quickly in the ocean

• They take a long time to decompose

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​Let's see what we can do to about it!

What can we do to help?

Buy slow, buy better. If possible, choose quality clothes, since you are will be using them for a longe time.

Want vs Need. Think: do I really need to buy another pair of jeans?

Buy secondhand. If possible, go to thrift shops.

Spread the information! Tell your community how important it is to change some habits