The (Un)Fashionable Side of the Environmental Crisis

400%. The amount that global clothing consumption has increased over the past two decades. 3.8 billion. The amount of clothing (in pounds) that ends up in landfills every year. It’s approximately 85% of all the clothing Americans consume. The estimated loss? $500 billion U.S. dollars. 200 years. The amount of time it takes for polymer-based clothing (manmade fibers) to break down. […]