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Some people say the fashion industry is terrible for the environment, as it encourages consumers to buy new clothes all the time. Do you agree or disagree?

 

Some people say the fashion industry is terrible for the environment, as it encourages consumers to buy new clothes all the time. Do you agree or disagree?


A section of society asserts the fashion industry negatively impacts society because it promotes consumerism. I agree with the notion since buying unnecessarily gives birth to a throwaway society.


The foremost reason is that the industry has dried up water sources to a large extent and pollutes rivers and streams, while eight in ten proportion of all textiles go to dumps each year. Moreover, a survey report has revealed that washing clothes releases 500,000 tons of microfibres into the ocean each year, equivalent to 50 billion plastic bottles. Additionally, brands use synthetic fibres like polyester, nylon, and acrylic, which take hundreds to years to biodegrade. Our oceans witness the inflow of tiny pieces of non-biodegradable plastic that come from the laundering of synthetic textiles like polyester.


Another factor sustaining my viewpoint is the consumption of energy. To be more precise, the production of plastic fibres into textiles is an energy-intensive process that requires large amounts of petroleum and releases volatile particulate matter and acids like hydrogen chloride. Besides, cotton, which is in a large amount of fast fashion products, is also not environmentally friendly to manufacture. Pesticides deemed necessary for the growth of cotton presents health risks to farmers.


Yet another issue associated with this industry is the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Fast fashion has an impact on the environment at each of its various stages in the production and consumption cycle. The constant production and disposal cycle of fast fashion exacerbates environmental issues at every stage of the lifecycle. Further, from resource extraction and energy-intensive manufacturing to logistics and waste management, every stage of the fast fashion life cycle contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, exacerbating global warming.

To conclude, the aforementioned points are enough to sustain my perspective. I consider that companies must go for eco-friendly colours and dyes to safeguard the environment, especially water bodies.

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