How Fast Fashion is Destroying the Environment and Exploits Workers

Fast fashion is cheap clothing that is mass-produced in order to be trendy and more fashionable. This clothing is essentially disposable as it is poorly made so it falls apart in just a couple of wears. But it helps the demand for cheap clothing that makes consumers feel fashion-forward. Companies that are considered to be fast fashion include Zara, H&M, Uniqlo, Forever 21, GAP, and Boohoo, which are often associated with trendy, yet inexpensive clothing. This clothing is also often made in poor working conditions and takes advantage of workers in less developed countries.
The creation of apparel and footwear accounts for 8% of the greenhouse gases emitted in the atmosphere. It also creates an "unprecedented strain" on the environment for this type of fashion to continue. Places that produce this clothing have destroyed rivers filled with chemicals and lack any life. These chemicals are also often cancer-causing and can cause disease to become rampant in these communities.
Some solutions to remedy this problem is to stop buying things at fast-fashion retailers. Instead, buy more high-quality clothing that will last longer. You can also go to thrift stores and buy cheap, but more high-quality clothing. You should try to take care of your clothing to make sure that it will last a long time. Learn how to sew and fix holes in your clothing. Doing stuff like this will allow fast fashion to stop being the main way people shop for clothes.

https://www.vox.com/2019/9/12/20860620/fast-fashion-zara-hm-forever-21-boohoo-environment-cost
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/fast-fashion.asp