The second-hand clothes market is projected to double over the next five years to $77 billion and could be twice the size of fast fashion by 2030.
Wastage and the ever-growing carbon footprint of the fashion industry make it one of the most pollutive in the world. Around 100 billion apparel items are sold each year, which is about a 50% increase versus 20061, largely due to the rise of “fast fashion” – cheap, high-fashion items. In fact, the industry now emits more CO2 than the aviation and shipping industries combined, and uses 79 billion cubic meters of fresh water a year, while raw material and textile production also contributes to water pollution). Click to read article
