- The discard of “fast fashion” ends up in Latin America
Fast fashion has turned the Atacama Desert into a highly polluting “clothing graveyard ” Low-quality clothing discarded in the global north ends up in Chile, where it is not resold and is illegally incinerated, causing serious environmental and health damage
- Unfashionable Waste: The Legal Fallout and Eco-Crisis of Fast Fashion . . .
The Health and Environmental Consequences of Fast Fashion Waste As the legal battle continues, the environmental and social consequences of fast fashion dumping in the Atacama Desert similarly persist
- Fast fashion fuelling global waste crisis, UN chief warns
Fast fashion is accelerating an environmental catastrophe, with the equivalent of one garbage truck’s worth of clothing either incinerated or sent to landfill every second, the UN chief warned
- Where fast fashion’s cast-offs really end up - EHN
An investigation tracking 15 geolocated garments reveals a global trade that buries the Global South in textile waste, feeding pollution, exploitation, and an unsustainable fashion industry
- Colombia’s Fashion Revolution: Embracing Sustainability and . . .
The impact of fast fashion on Colombia has been profound The fast fashion model relies on a high turnover of low-cost clothing, often leading to significant environmental and social repercussions The influx of inexpensive, disposable clothing in Colombia has increased textile waste and pollution
- Fast Fashion in Mexico - Latina Republic
Bravo explains that within the fast fashion industry, clothing is made at a rapid pace Many people think all textile goods are made the same way, but understanding the environmental impacts of the products we purchase is the first step into living more sustainably
- Inside the landfill of fast-fashion: These clothes dont even come . . .
A massive, illegal mountain of trashed clothes in Chile is made primarily of fast-fashion items from all over the world
- Desierto Vestido: a territorial solution to the environmental effects . . .
Mountains of unsold clothes from Europe, Asia, and North America pile up, creating toxic conditions A local youth collective, Desierto Vestido, is fighting to expose the crisis, demand accountability, and develop circular solutions
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