'Young consumers need to have reasons to support eco-conscious gens that also don’t damage their tiny wallets.'
Fashion production is now the planet’s third largest polluter, creating more CO2 every year than shipping and aviation combined. But with fast fashion everywhere on social media, how can teens resist? Amanda Cassidy reports
Young consumers need to have reasons to support eco-conscious gens that also don’t damage their tiny wallets. Along with the usual culprits, online retailers with massive catalogues of quickly-turned around rotating trends are capturing this market.By buying in charity shops you are voting with your money, influencing larger companies to reduce production and consumption of harmful materials
The damaging effects of fast fashion on the planet is ever increasing. And though students in TY work towards sustainable fashion goals, it seems to be that there is no dissuasion when it comes to younger children at the start of their shopping habit journey.The fashion industry is the second largest polluter in the world, just after the oil industry. A mind boggling 100 billion items of clothing are produced each year.
While much of our stock are pre-loved items from generous donations received from the public, there is also an extensive range of new items from our partners including Clare’s Accessories, Tesco and New Look who gift their end-of-line or seasonal stock to us. Recently, the shops extended it’s Vintage collection to 30 of its stores countrywide.
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