4. Fashion Industry
$3 trillion dollar industry employing 100M+
the world’s #2 most polluting industry, after oil
2nd highest clean water consumer
consumes 25% of chemical produced worldwide
5. Real economic impact
60% of 500 global companies have already experienced detrimental impacts
of water. For example, in 2011 clothing-maker Gap cut its profit forecast by
22% after drought cut into the cotton crop in Texas.
13. Environmental Protection Agency:
•15% of American consumers recycled.
•85% ended up in the landfill.
•15% already equates to removing 1M cars
off the road.
Recycling challenge
14. In Vancouver, a 2015 waste analysis showed the
average person in the region throws out 19
kilograms, or 42 pounds, of textiles every year.
15. In the US and EU, approximately 20
million tonnes of textile waste is
landfilled or incinerated every year.
Of these discarded textiles, 95% could
be re-worn or recycled.