(CBS DETROIT) - Cheaply made clothing is piling up in landfills, and experts are now alarmed by another way the fast-fashion industry is impacting the environment. Consumers may not realize that ...

The fast fashion industry is a significant contributor to the climate crisis, responsible for as much as 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions. Animal-based textiles such as wool are responsible for ...

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Items are desired one day and discarded the next, making for an excessive amount of pollution and waste. She explained that fast fashion feeds on consumerism and is a system built to thrive in the ...

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And similar to the plastics industry, which has production plans to triple by 2050, the fastest growing part of the clothing industry is not just fast fashion ... of waste, pollution and emissions.

Fast fashion, which has made trends accessible to more consumers globally with business models based on high volumes, is considered the main culprit for the rise in consumption and pollution.

Fast fashion drives waste, unfair labor force treatment, and harmful environmental pollution. Shopping for clothing was once considered an event for which consumers would save over time to buy new ...

But still, the authors of the study warn against the risks posed by AI in the fast fashion supply chain, specifically through a “vicious circle of overconsumption, pollution, and exploitation ...

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