Clothing
Find out why being green will never go out of fashion
Be carbon chic
You might not think it, but what you wear has a carbon cost as well. Finding out about how much carbon dioxide is involved in making clothes is a first step. Then you can start to make your wardrobe that little bit greener.
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Two million tonnes of clothes are bought in the UK every year, more than half of which are dumped in landfill sites.
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In 2006 in the UK, the clothing and textiles sector was responsible for around 3.1 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, between 1.5 – 2.0 million tonnes of waste and 70 million tonnes of waste water per year
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In the UK, we buy around two million tonnes of clothes every year. Just 25% of the clothes and textiles we throw away are reused or recycled. But a number of inspirational retailers and designers are now leading the way for eco fashion – saving fabric from landfill; customising clothes from charity shops into unique collections; using local resources; and even turning plastic bottles into school uniforms.
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Italian fashionista Livia Giuggioli co-founded Eco Age, a one-stop eco shop situated on Chiswick High Road, London. Her unique approach to red carpet events has made headlines, too.
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Every year in the UK, we each spend approximately £600 on clothes but then throw away around £400 worth, with 63% ending up in landfill.