The importance of recycling in the fashion industry
According to The True Cost, every year over 80 million apparel items are purchased in the world, and the fashion industry may be responsible for 10% of CO2 emissions, thus being the second polluting industry after the oil industry. This is due to the fast fashion: people buy low cost, poor quality items with a short life cycle and tons of waste end up in the landfills. Estimates say over 12