COTTON T-SHIRTS ARE THE MOST COMMON FASHION WASTE PRODUCT

85% OF DONATED CLOTHING ENDS UP IN THE LANDFILL

GARMET WORKERS ARE PAID 2x - 5x LESS THAN LIVING WAGE

TEXTILE PRODUCTION CREATES 1.2 BILLION TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS - MORE THAN ALL INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS & MARITIME SHIPPING COMBINED

6.3 MILLION TONS OF TEXTILES ARE WASTED DURING THE DESIGN & PRODUCTION PROCESS EVERY YEAR

TEXTILES RELIES ON 98 MILLION TONS PER YEAR OF NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES NAMELY OIL TO PRODUCE SYNTHETIC FIBRES, CHEMICALS TO PRODUCE DYES & FINISHES.

NEARLY 20% OF GLOBAL WASTE WATER IS PRODUCED BY THE FASHION INDUSTRY

TEXTILE PRODUCTION DISCHARGES HIGH VOLUMES OF WATER CONTAINING HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT

20% OF INDUSTRIAL WATER POLLUTION IS FROM DYEING & TREATMENTS OF TEXTILES

500,000 TONS OF MICROFIBRES ARE SHED PER YEAR & END UP IN THE OCEAN DUE TO WASHING OF PLASTIC BASED TEXTILES - POLYESTER, NYLON, ACRYLIC

PLASTIC TAKES 100's OF YEARS TO BREAKDOWN IN A LANDFILL

EVERY YEAR, 16.5 MILLION TONNES OF PLASTIC ENTER THE OCEAN, EQUIVALENT TO TWO GARBAGE TRUCKS FULL OF PLASTIC INTO THE OCEANS EVERY MINUTE.

ANIMAL LEATHER USES OVER 500 TOXIC CHEMICALS INCLUDING CYANIDE, ARSENIC & FORMALDEHYDE

PU LEATHER & PVC ARE MADE FROM PETROLEUM & THE SAME TOXIC CHEMICALS AS ANIMAL LEATHER

NO SUCH THING AS ‘HUMANE SLAUGHTER’