Envtl impacts of textile industry Flashcards
how much cotton produced each year
about 20 million tons
what % of pesticides globally does cotton use
22.5%
how much water to make on t shirt and jeans
20,000litres
about cotton
- thirsty crop
- 2.4% of all cropland
- most common found in clothes
alternatives to cotton
- flax
- bamboo
- hemp
what % of new zealnads GHG come from livestock
33%
wool
- chemicals - pollution
- unsustainable practices can damage vegetation, soil eoriosn and land degradation
nylon/polyester
- carbon footprint
- water Bourne emissions
- airborne emissions
- crates nitrous oxide
- requires lots of water for cooling
rayon/visose
from wood pulp
- purified cellulose
- toxic - health problems
how many chemicals used in textile industry
2000
dioxins(carcinogen)
formaldehyde also
azo dyes
how much do uk consumers send to landfill each year
30kg
what % is recovered
13%
what % is incarcerated
13%
what % sent to landfill
74%
fast fashion
wear once and not use again
synthetic fibres
particularly fleeces. release micropastics
what % of fibres in deep sea samples composed of rayon
59%
in 1950s how many items of clothing did an average woman have
20
where is most manufactured
asia
how many are employed in garment making in Asia
43 million
- 70million globally
average garment worker
female
young
paid low wage
can be kids
worker rights - 2016 strike
10,000 workers walked out around christmas
30 arrested
1500 fired and blacklisted
rana plaza disaster of 2014
in Dhaka, building collapsed
1134 died
38 charged with murder
700 kids orphaned
supporting garment industry workers
not boycott, but support union rights
what did nazma akter do
workers rights
helped increase minimum wage from$16-30 per month
