What is the Most Sustainable Clothing?
This is the NUMBER ONE piece of information that I can give you: If you are planning on shopping:
THE MOST SUSTAINABLE CLOTHING YOU CAN BUY IS SECOND HAND CLOTHING.
Period. End of story.
Want to know why?
It is the simple math of “reduce, reuse, recycle.” When you purchase something that already exists, we reduce the finite resources that are needed and we reuse the resources already in existence so they don’t go to waste. The more we give vintage and second hand pieces new life, i.e. the more we recycle, the smaller impact we have on our environment by decreasing demand for new retail items and delaying existing articles from ending up in the landfill. This is why the most sustainable choice you can make when purchasing clothing is to purchase second hand.
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What are these resources I speak of?
Textile manufacturing emits 1.2 billion tons of greenhouse gases annually. That’s more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined.
We all have the power to make fashion better by shopping second hand when we have a need.
Even if you only choose second hand one time a year--you are still making a difference.
Still not making sense?
It takes 713 gallons of water to make one cotton shirt (planetaid.org). For reference, this is what the average person drinks in 3.9 years. A polyester shirt uses less water but emits more greenhouse gasses per kilogram and has double the carbon footprint of a cotton shirt as it is a chemically created fabric and less likely to break down.
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