{"id":7329,"date":"2021-04-22T06:31:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T10:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rebag.com\/thevault\/?p=7329"},"modified":"2021-04-29T05:00:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T09:00:49","slug":"a-brief-intro-to-sustainability-fashions-effect-on-our-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rebag.com\/thevault\/a-brief-intro-to-sustainability-fashions-effect-on-our-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief Intro to Sustainability &#038; Fashion\u2019s Effect on our Planet"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class='custom-post-tags'><li><a href=\"https:\/\/rebag.com\/thevault\/tag\/earth-day\">Earth Day<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/rebag.com\/thevault\/tag\/sustainability\">Sustainability<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Main Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||2px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.32)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/rebag.com\/thevault\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Frame-2-9.jpg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;darken&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1300px&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; height=&#8221;327px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;80px||80px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;80px|0px|80px|0px|false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; background_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; background_image_tablet=&#8221;https:\/\/rebag.com\/thevault\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Frame-1-9.jpg&#8221; background_image_phone=&#8221;https:\/\/rebag.com\/thevault\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Frame-1-9.jpg&#8221; background_enable_image_tablet=&#8221;on&#8221; background_enable_image_phone=&#8221;on&#8221; alt_phone=&#8221;Celine crossbody with flower&#8221; title_text_phone=&#8221;Celine crossbody with flower&#8221; alt_tablet=&#8221;Celine crossbody with flower&#8221; title_text_tablet=&#8221;Celine crossbody with flower&#8221; alt=&#8221;Celine crossbody with flower&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Celine crossbody with flower&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243;][et_pb_text content_tablet=&#8221;<\/p>\n<h6>VIDEO<\/h6>\n<h1>Find your fit:<br \/>\nthe birkin<\/h1>\n<p>By Koyaana R. 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In other words, as shared by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2020\/01\/fashion-industry-carbon-unsustainable-environment-pollution\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Economic Forum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cnot using more natural resources than the planet can naturally replace, and not producing anything that the planet can\u2019t naturally reabsorb.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2020\/01\/fashion-industry-carbon-unsustainable-environment-pollution\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Economic Forum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, here are just some of the fashion industry\u2019s effects on the environment:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fashion industry is responsible for<\/span><b> 10%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of humanity&#8217;s carbon emissions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fashion industry\u2019s use of raw materials such as cotton use a large number of chemicals like fertilizers and pesticides<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fashion industry has high levels of water consumption <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> contamination from both the production of clothing, as well as when we wash our clothes; w<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ashing clothes releases 500,000 tons of microfibers and plastic into the oceans. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fashion industry is the second-largest consumer of the world\u2019s water supply.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Textile dyeing is the world\u2019s second-largest contributor to the pollution of water. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fashion industry is responsible for 20% of all industrial water pollution worldwide.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fashion industry creates large amounts of waste. Up to 85% of textiles end up in landfills. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The equivalent of one garbage truck full of clothes is burned or dumped in a landfill every second.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only 20% of all items made are recycled<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some small changes we all can make to reduce our own carbon footprints are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recycling! The recycling of clothes is still pretty new, but there are many fabrics (both natural and synthetic) that can be repurposed into new garments or even used for insulation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buy vintage or gently used clothing from thrift stores and resale shops or websites &#8211; this keeps the item out of the landfill and extends its life of usage<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upcycle! Redesign or reuse. Turn new out of old.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buy timeless pieces that are well made<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay away from \u201cfast fashion\u201d &#8211; look for brands that are ethical, sustainable, and environmentally friendly or green<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be mindful. Know where your items come from and whether or not they are manufactured by a brand that is working towards sustainability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offset your own carbon emissions, or find a way to contribute back to our habitats, such as by planting a tree! 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