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Lesson 3 Living Green

The document discusses the negative environmental impact of the linear fashion industry, highlighting issues such as textile waste and pollution. It advocates for circular fashion, which emphasizes sustainability by reusing materials and reducing waste, and suggests that consumer choices can drive change in the industry. Innovations in production and eco-friendly materials are essential for transitioning to more sustainable practices in fashion.

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Lesson 3 Living Green

The document discusses the negative environmental impact of the linear fashion industry, highlighting issues such as textile waste and pollution. It advocates for circular fashion, which emphasizes sustainability by reusing materials and reducing waste, and suggests that consumer choices can drive change in the industry. Innovations in production and eco-friendly materials are essential for transitioning to more sustainable practices in fashion.

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Lesson 3 Living Green: A Guide to

Sustainable Choices Due to linear fashion, the fashion industry negatively

Why Fashion Needs to Be More affects the environment. 85% of textiles go into

Sustainable landfills, only 1% of the material is recycled, at least

500,000 tons of microfibers end up in the ocean


Jessi is a fashion blogger who loves unique, vibrant
(equal to 50 billion plastic bottles), and 93 billion
clothes. But guess what? She does not buy new
cubic meters of water is required for textile
clothes. Instead, she buys them secondhand. You
production annually. Alarming numbers like these will
may think secondhand clothes are old fashioned, but
keep increasing if producers maintain the old system.
by buying them, Jessi can try different styles. She
It is clear that waste and pollution from the fashion
also does not get too attached to any style or brand
industry must be reduced. Linear fashion must
because there is always another exciting outfit
change, and this could happen through circular
waiting to be discovered. Jessi’s clothing habits are
fashion.
not just about creating a style; they are about saving

the Earth. The reason is that her actions help reduce


Circular fashion is inspired by the principles of a
the production and consumption of clothes.
circular economy and sustainable development. A

circular economy is based on limiting waste, keeping


Worth over $3 trillion and making up 2% of the
resources and materials in use, and reusing them. In
world’s GDP, the fashion industry today has an
a circular model, we make, use, and reuse materials
almost entirely linear approach. The process moves in
for as long as possible to extract their maximum
a straight line from design to consumption to
value. Therefore, clothing and textiles are produced,
disposal. Material extraction, textile manufacturing, the
used, and reused to minimize waste. It is a
supply chain, design, sales, marketing, and other
renewable approach to reduce the fashion industry’s
steps are guided by the aim of maximizing garment
environmental impact.
consumption without considering other issues.
Circular fashion provides numerous benefits. First, In addition to these manufacturing techniques,

extending the lifespan of fibers significantly reduces technology will improve in such a way that it may

become normal to produce clothes only when people


textile waste, benefiting the environment. Second,
order them. This “make-to-order” method will cost
circular processes utilize chemicals and materials safe
more, but then less money will be spent on
for human health and the environment. This practice
maintaining offline stores. And 3D technology will
protects the environment and consumer health. Third,
enable people to see how clothes will fit online

materials are regenerated instead of being disposed


without trying them on in a store. In the long run,

of, which enables their long-term use. innovation in production and sales will facilitate

sustainable fashion and considerably reduce material

The rise of circular fashion is facilitated by new waste and logistics emissions.

Another key to making fashion sustainable is the


technology and ideas. Materials commonly used in
consumer: us. If we want the fashion industry to
clothing are not eco-friendly because they require
adopt more sustainable practices, we must care
considerable resources and often break down slowly.
about how clothes come to us. We should then
This creates a need for eco-friendly textile
demonstrate our concerns through what we buy. The

alternatives. Currently, companies are developing market, of course, will respond. We can also reduce

recycled fibers and fibers extracted from agricultural waste by discarding clothes responsibly. To be

waste products like leaves, peels, and seeds. One specific, we should buy only what we need and pass

clothing on to someone who will wear it or to a


company uses nanotechnology to make soft material

thrift shop when discarding it.


from orange peels. Another makes fabrics from kapok
Circular fashion will not solve every problem in the
tree seeds. The trees grow well in poor soil without
fashion industry overnight. However, small steps in
needing much water. These new fabrics produce less
the right direction are better than nothing. Keeping

waste, last a long time, and break down easily.


things in the supply chain for as many cycles as

possible is really important. By making small changes

to our clothing habits today, the fashion industry will

gradually improve. After all, nothing is more

fashionable than saving the planet.

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