As we continue to celebrate Earth Month, it’s important to spotlight the “slow fashion” movement aiming to make fashion more sustainable for people and the planet.
While we’ve been living in a “more is more” cycle of clothing production for years, this toxic cycle is negatively impacting the environment at an alarming rate.
Landfills received 11.3 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) textiles alone in 2018, which equates to 7.7% of all MSW that was landfilled, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
A portion of this ongoing waste can be attributed to “fast fashion
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