The clothing industry and its products affect the environment in a big way.
Negative impact on the environment begins during production, and continues to have consequences throughout the life-cycle. Quite possibly the biggest issue is that most textiles are simply thrown away after being used.
Most used clothing ends up in landfill, and a lot of that gets incinerated. This results in the industry wasting even more energy and water.
The good news, however, is that industries focused on recycling and reusing textile are slowly emerging and getting stronger. Bank & Vogue is proud to play a role in this!
Given that textiles also contribute a lot to greenhouse gas emissions, it’s important to take steps towards textile recycling and to improve all the practices that go along with it. For this and many other reasons, recycling textiles can help save the environment and establish a circular economy that will save money.
Sources:
https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/textiles-material-specific-data https://www.bankvogue.com/importance-recycling-textiles/