In this critically acclaimed exposé, Cline provides an enlightening overview of the impacts of fast fashion on the environment, economy and society. Writer and journalist Elizabeth Cline was among the first US journalists to uncover the severely poor working conditions of the garment industry in Bangladesh, shortly before the Rana Plaza disaster in 2013 that claimed the lives of more than 1,130 workers. Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion, by Elizabeth L. Here is Earth.Org’s selection of the best books about fast fashion. A number of experts and advocates have brought to light the complex issues surrounding the industry, and offer solutions on how we could break up fast fashion, as well as pathways in achieving a more sustainable lifestyle. Fast fashion also poses significant societal issues, namely forced and child labour, in order to meet the sheer global demand for clothing at such low prices. Today, fast fashion is responsible for 92 million tonnes of textiles waste every year, in addition to 10% of global carbon emissions and nearly 20% of global wastewater. Increasingly more people have been made aware of fast fashion, which refers to a large sector of the fashion industry that relies on cheap and rapid production of low quality clothing, leading to consumers discarding outfits quickly, and its detrimental impacts on the environment. Earth.Org is powered by over 150 contributing writers
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