You should know what goes into what you wear everyday!
60% of fabric fibers are now synthetics, which are derived from fossil fuels, so when it ends up in a landfill, it will not decay! Not only that, but the transport of goods that get shipped to stores frequently are reported to emit 10% of the world's carbon emissions. Up to two thousand gallons of water are used to to produce a pair of jeans. When washing synthetic clothing, we release 50,000 microfibers into our water sources that can end up in the seafood we consume.
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Workers are mainly underpaid women with short-term contracts(lasting from as short as a day to a month of work), which incline them to not file complaints. Pay usually consist of 3 cents per garment, while the garment gets sold for $5 to $75! There is little oversight, so safety concerns are rarely fixed as workers continue to work daily. They become victims of accidents(mainly fires) and subjected to an absence of breaks in a 12 hour work period. With the popularity of online shopping comes with competiton and with the need to be on par with regular shopping, companies are swayed to continue their exploits.
