We all know avoiding new and shopping used clothes helps the environment. But here are a few reasons why shopping more second hand should be your New Year's resolution and why it's always ours! 🌍♻️
Fashion accounts for 10% of the global C02 output
The production of new textiles contributes more to climate change than international aviation and shipping combined (House of Commons)
It takes 2700 litres of water to produce one cotton t-shirt
That's enough water for one person to drink for 900 days! (Oxfam)
Around 85% of all textiles end up in landfills via consumer and production waste
That's the equivalent of one garbage truck full of clothes being dumped or burned every second (World Environment Forum)
New clothes means more harmful materials and emissions
Over two-thirds of new textiles are now made from materials derived from fossil fuels, like polyester and nylon (Changing Markets)
Whether you’re new to second hand, struggling to resist new, or have been thrifting for as long as you can remember, if you chose to swap new for second hand in 2023 (even if it’s just once!) you can have a huge impact.
