Did you know textile waste pollution is accelerating climate change and land degradation?
The textile wastes in a landfill around Damascus, Syria Photo by Mohammad J. Taherzadeh
Did you know textile waste pollution is accelerating climate change and land degradation?
The textile production industry is one of the most polluting industries, producing 1.2 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year and these emissions are more than the emissions of international flights and maritime shipping. Worststill,the largest proportions of clothing manufacturing occurs in China and India, countries which rely on coal-fuelled power plants, increasing the footprint of each garment and perhaps this explains why 5% of total global emissions come from the fashion industry. The exact long-term environmental costs of clothing, footwear, linens and other textiles going into landfills are clear.
Decomposing clothing releases methane, a harmful greenhouse gas and a significant contributor to global warming. The dyes and chemicals in fabric and other components of leach into the soil and contaminate water sources. What about the amount of space these textile waste take in the landfill?
Eleven million tons of textiles clogs up approximately 126 million cubic yards of landfill space – and that’s just one year’s worth of discards.
So what can we do to reduce textile waste pollution?
Some of the basic things you can do to reduce your textile carbon footprint include;
- Wash clothes with cold water
- Line dry your clothes
- Shop local and shop at thrift stores
- Beware of the fast fashion mentality
- Support green brands
- Donate, recycle or upcycle your old clothes
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