Lesson 3 Living Green: A Guide to Sustainable Choices
Why Fashion Needs to Be More Sustainable
Jessi is a ____ blogger who loves unique, vibrant clothes.
But guess what? She does not buy new ____.
Instead, she buys ____ secondhand.
You may think secondhand clothes are old fashioned, but by ____ them, Jessi can try different styles.
She also does not get too attached to any style or ____ because there is always another exciting outfit waiting to be discovered.
____ clothing habits are not just about creating a style; they are about saving the Earth.
The reason is that her ____ help reduce the production and consumption of clothes.
Worth over $3 trillion
Worth over $3 trillion and making up 2% of the world’s GDP, the fashion ____ today has an almost entirely linear approach.
The process moves in a straight line from design to ____ to disposal.
Material extraction, textile manufacturing, the ____ chain, design, sales, marketing,
and other steps are guided by the aim of maximizing garment consumption without ____ other issues.
Due to linear fashion, the fashion industry ____ affects the environment.
85% of textiles go ____ landfills, only 1% of the material is recycled,
at least 500,000 tons of microfibers end up in the ocean (equal to 50 billion plastic bottles), and 93 billion cubic meters of water is required for ____ production annually.
Alarming ____ like these will keep increasing if producers maintain the old system.
It is clear that waste and pollution from the ____ industry must be reduced.
Linear fashion must change, and this could happen through ____ fashion.
Circular fashion is inspired by the principles of a circular ____ and sustainable development.
A circular economy is based on limiting ____, keeping resources and materials in use, and reusing them.
In a circular model, we make, use, and reuse ____ for as long as possible to extract their maximum value.
Therefore, clothing and textiles are produced, used, and ____ to minimize waste.
It is a renewable approach to reduce the fashion industry’s ____ impact.
Circular fashion provides numerous benefits.
First, extending the lifespan of fibers ____ reduces textile waste, benefiting the environment.
Second, circular processes utilize chemicals and materials safe for ____ health and the environment.
This practice protects the environment and ____ health.
Third, materials are regenerated instead of being disposed of, which enables their long-term ____.
The rise of circular fashion is facilitated by new ____ and ideas.
Materials commonly used in ____ are not eco-friendly because they require considerable resources and often break down slowly.
This creates a ____ for eco-friendly textile alternatives.
Currently, companies are developing recycled fibers and fibers ____ from agricultural waste products like leaves, peels, and seeds.
One company uses nanotechnology to make soft material from ____ peels.
Another makes fabrics ____ kapok tree seeds.
The trees grow well in poor soil without needing ____ water.
These new fabrics produce less waste, last a long time, and break ____ easily.
In addition to these manufacturing techniques,
In addition to these manufacturing techniques, technology will improve in such a way that it may become normal to produce ____ only when people order them.
This “____” method will cost more, but then less money will be spent on maintaining offline stores.
And 3D ____ will enable people to see how clothes will fit online without trying them on in a store.
In the long run, innovation in production and sales will facilitate sustainable fashion and considerably reduce material waste and ____ emissions.
Another key to ____ fashion sustainable is the consumer: us.
If we want the fashion industry to adopt more sustainable practices, we must care about how clothes ____ to us.
We should ____ demonstrate our concerns through what we buy.
The market, of course, ____ respond.
We can also reduce waste by discarding clothes ____.
To be specific, we should buy only what we need and pass clothing on to ____ who will wear it or to a thrift shop when discarding it.
Circular fashion will not solve every problem in the ____ industry overnight.
____, small steps in the right direction are better than nothing.
Keeping things in the supply chain for as many ____ as possible is really important.
By ____ small changes to our clothing habits today, the fashion industry will gradually improve.
____ all, nothing is more fashionable than saving the planet.