16/06/2022
Regram from 🌸
The fashion industry is dominated by synthetic
fibres and chemical dyes. Polyester manufacturing is an energy-intensive process, requiring large amounts of water and producing high levels of greenhouse gas emissions, while wastewater emitted from its processing contain volatile substances that can pose a threat to the health of humans, plants and animals…
• Our 2021 found that only a quarter of major brands publish time-bound, measurable targets on reducing the use of textiles deriving from virgin fossil fuels.
• More than 15,000 chemicals can be used during the textile manufacturing process, from the raw materials through to dyeing and finishing, our research found that only 30% of brands disclose their commitment to eliminating the use of hazardous chemicals from our clothes.
• Although textiles are the largest source of both primary and secondary microplastics, with around 700,000 microfibres being released in every wash cycle, just 21% of
brands explain what they are doing to minimise the shedding of microfibres.
This is why we're encouraging visitors to our garden to think about the plants that they may (or may not) be wearing and ask brands ?
