Did you know?
- If all t-shirts were reused in the UK, nearly 1 million tonnes of CO2e could be saved per year
- The fashion industry is responsible for 10 % of global greenhouse gas emissions
- Producing a pair of jeans uses water equivalent to what one person drinks in 10 years
- 70 million barrels of oil are used each year to make new, plastic-based clothes
- 87 % of all clothes that are thrown away globally are incinerated or landfilled
- We throw away 300,000 tonnes of textiles per year in the UK
Actions you can take to make a positive change
- I will set up a clothing swap station at school
- I will shop local
- I will go clothes shopping at charity shops
- I will buy refurbished electrical items instead of buying brand new
- I will look in second-hand stores before buying something new
- I will have a go mending clothes before throwing them away
- I will donate old clothes to charity or give them to friends
- I will borrow from family, friends or libraries instead of buying new
- I will ask my school to set up an item-lending library
- I will not buy new things for a year
Want to know more? The links below are great extra reading about all things transport and climate change.
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