The Environmental Blog
MARCH 19, 2020
In 2012, they produced 840 million articles of clothing. The microplastics in clothes are non-biodegradable and pollute the water. These will have an easier time biodegrading. This dynamic is a cycle. Companies are putting out more clothing options and collections than ever. The Effects of Fast Fashion.
Unsustainable
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
The good news is that The Ocean Cleanup, a project envisioned in 2012 by a Dutch teenager, has finally started operations and hauled in its first 60 bags of trash , captured by a floating U-shaped barrier in the Pacific Ocean. Each year around 600,000 to 800,000 metric tonnes of fishing gear is dumped or lost at sea.
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Green Business Bureau
APRIL 21, 2021
In 2012, Zara reduced the turnaround rate to two weeks, Forever 21 six weeks, and H&M eight weeks. The associated tanning process involves toxic chemicals including mineral salts, formaldehyde, coal-tar derivatives, and oils and dyes which are not biodegradable and another waterway contaminate source.
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 21, 2021
In 2012, Zara reduced the turnaround rate to two weeks, Forever 21 six weeks, and H&M eight weeks. The associated tanning process involves toxic chemicals including mineral salts, formaldehyde, coal-tar derivatives, and oils and dyes which are not biodegradable and another waterway contaminate source.
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