Research: Fast Fashion Statistics

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Throughout the research I have been doing, I have found a variety of facts and statistics about the fashion industry so I have decided to look into these and add them to this blog post.
  •  Polyester is made from oil and takes over 200 years to decompose (Fashion Fix podcast)
  •  Sustainability means consuming the planets resources at a rate at which they can be replenished (Fashion Fix - BBC Environment Analyst)
  •  In the UK, we spend £3.5 billion on new clothes for the party season. 8 million of these items are only worn once (OXFAM)
  • It would take a person 13 years to drink the amount of water it takes to make a t-shirt and a pair of jeans. Every week, the UK sends 11 million pieces of clothing to landfill (OFXAM)
  • https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/may/08/fast-fashion-death-for-planet

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