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Fast fashion is killing our planet

Fast fashion is killing our planet

(Photo courtesy of LinkedIn) “Fast fashion is taking a toll on our planet.” Steven O’Hara Connector Editor In the modern day, fast fashion seems to be the most consistent trend for fashion consumers. Fast fashion is a business model designed to promote clothing items based on quickly changing media trends. These clothes are produced at

Second Hand September should occur every month for the sake of our planet

(Seab Benesh/Unsplash) According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), it takes about 2,000 liters of water to make one t-shirt, which is about the amount of water we drink over a three-year period. Victoria M Eluszkiewicz Connector Editor  The organization, Oxfam, has created a movement called Second Hand September to encourage people to shop at