The Environmental Impact of the Textile Industry

‘Fast Fashion Fuelling Global Waste Crisis, UN Chief Warns’ was the shocking headline of a recent report from the UN. But that’s only part of the story, because the clothing industry is damaging to people and places all down the line, from the production of the raw materials (both natural and synthetic), through the various stages of garment manufacture, packaging, distribution and marketing, how we as consumers care for them, and finally, how we dispose of those we no longer want. In this thought-provoking presentation, Helen Howard (Canterbury u3a) will introduce us to some of the main issues that we should all be concerned about.

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