Real-world example of land pollution: The True Cost of Fashion

Hello!

Today, we are going to dig deeper into pollution with a topic very few people actually think about: clothing waste. We live in a society where we experience something called “fast fashion”, which is when the consumer demands cheap fashion as soon as styles change. This results in a lot of clothing waste, especially if the fashion is worn only a couple of times. Clothing and fabric make up a large part of our landfills after we stop using our clothing.

Visual

Click on the video below to learn more about the impact clothing waste has on our land (and even our air).

Interactive

Directions: Click through the dialogue cards below to learn more about land pollution: clothing.

Video link: https://gpb.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/the-true-cost-of-fast-fashion-video/ecosense-for-living/

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