“The ship(...) was preserved by the Athenians(...) for they took away the old planks as they decayed, putting in new and stronger timber in their place”
- Plutarch
Disposability culture has left us with no connection to our belongings, at a detriment to the environment:
•Each year, 85% of textiles made are combusted or end up in a landfill. •The use of synthetic fibers is responsible for 35% of microplastics in the ocean.
•Textile dyeing is the world’s second-largest polluter of water.
Source: EPA, IUCN, & Business Insider via Earth.org
Clothing production brings:
•Textile waste in landfills
•Microplastic pollution
•Soil and water contamination (from pesticides and dyes)
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