WHY WE NEED TO STOP BUYING FAST FASHION?

Fast fashion is producing enormous quantities of clothing at an affordable price, it is

a tempting idea, but it also has a negative impact on society, this essay is in charge of trying

to raise awareness and give reasons why we should look for other alternatives.

One of the biggest problems it generates is labor exploitation. It has been

involved in the failure to comply with the labor rights of its workers. During 2009

74% of workers didn’t achieve their clothing made goal, so they were forced to work

overtime without any pay. Their working day is up to more than 14 hours, adding that

minors are also involved in this work. People have sent messages of help on the

labels; however, nobody does anything. It has been shown that the main objective of

these companies is their own economic benefit.

On the other hand , climate change is another consequence of fast fashion ,

this is generate since the textile materials with which this types of clothing is

produced are cheaper and generally cause more damage to the environment because

the material that is most used is cotton and is estimated that the 25%of insecticides are

used in the cultivation of this material , the compound chemicals and dyes used in

clothing end up in the rivers and oceans due to washing process , as well as the

exercise used of water and energy consumption causes a great impact on climate

change , which makes it the second most polluting factor in the world.

These are some factors we can emphasize to stop consuming this industry.

Some alternatives that we can use are to recycle clothes that we no longer like and

transform them into something that we use and that is our style. Another example is to

buy secondhand clothes to which we can give a second life.

 In conclusion, fast fashion mainly has negative impact of the world, by

consuming these clothes we are supporting many harmful causes for other people and

for ourselves, so alternatives must be put in practice in order to reduce the

consequences of this industry.