'Fast Fashion' emits more carbon than aviation and maritime shipping


BANGKOK: The fashion industry is responsible for a significant share of carbon dioxide emissions, surpassing many other industries, including international aviation and maritime shipping, research has shown.

This industry can be considered one of the major contributors to environmental degradation due to its extensive use of energy, water, and chemicals, along with generating waste and microfiber contamination of the environment during washing.

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