Chile desert suffering from pollution created by fast fashion

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The social impact of rampant consumerism in the clothing industry - such as child labour in factories or derisory wages - is well-known, but the disastrous effect on the environment is less publicised.

The problem is that the clothing is not biodegradable and has chemical products, so it is not accepted in the municipal landfills."

According to a 2019 United Nations report, global clothing production doubled between 2000 and 2014, and the industry is "responsible for 20 per cent of total water waste on a global level". To make a single pair of jeans requires 7,500 liters of water.

The same report said that clothing and footwear manufacturing contributes 8 per cent of global greenhouse gases, and that "every second, an amount of textiles equivalent to a garbage truck is buried or burnt".

Fast fashion advertising "has helped to convince us that clothing makes us more attractive, that it makes us stylish and even cures our anxiety"

Qn: Fashion is as much a good thing as a bad thing. To what extent do you agree? (Cam. 2009)