The Hard Truth About Fast Fashion - Trashing 92 Million Tons of Clothes Every Year
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🗓️ 4 March 2024
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Do you know what's in your closet? How many pieces of clothing have you bought from SHEIN, Zara, Fashion Nova, Uniqlo, or H&M? Patrick Bet-David discusses the horrors of the industry called Fast Fashion. It represents a massive amount of global pollution. Unveiling the Dark Side of Fashion: Environmental & Social Impact - Uncover shocking stats revealing the massive textile waste ending up in landfills annually. Labor Exploitation: - Learn about the harsh realities faced by garment workers, including child labor and hazardous working conditions, such as the 2013 Bangladesh factory collapse. Influence on Purchasing Behavior and Clothing Use: - Uncover the rise of impulse buying and the decline in garment usage, fueled by social media and influencer culture. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro to Fast Fashion 01:37 - Shocking Statistics 04:00 - Let's Talk Solutions 05:28 - Thrift Shopping 07:06 - The Power of Awareness 08:03 - Valuetainment Merch Connect one-on-one with the right expert to get the answers you need with Minnect: https://bit.ly/3MC9IXE Purchase one (1) new Future Looks Bright T-Shirt & one (1) Future Looks Bright Hat and you could win a signed baseball from Trevor Bauer or a signed boxing glove from Ryan Garcia: https://bit.ly/3SOzA66 Purchase Patrick's new book "Choose Your Enemies Wisely": https://bit.ly/41bTtGD Register to win a Valuetainment Boss Set (valued at over $350): https://bit.ly/41PrSLW Get best-in-class business advice with Bet-David Consulting: https://bit.ly/40oUafz Visit VT.com for the latest news and insights from the world of politics, business and entertainment: https://bit.ly/472R3Mz Visit Valuetainment University for the best courses online for entrepreneurs: https://bit.ly/47gKVA0 Text “PODCAST” to 310-340-1132 to get the latest updates in real-time! SUBSCRIBE TO: @VALUETAINMENT @vtsoscast @ValuetainmentComedy @bizdocpodcast @theunusualsuspectspodcast Want to be clear on your next 5 business moves? https://bit.ly/3Qzrj3m Join the channel to get exclusive access to perks: https://bit.ly/3Q9rSQL Download the podcasts on all your favorite platforms https://bit.ly/3sFAW4N Patrick Bet-David is the founder and CEO of Valuetainment Media. He is the author of the #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller “Your Next Five Moves” (Simon & Schuster) and a father of 2 boys and 2 girls. He currently resides in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
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| 0:00.0 | If I was to inspect your closet today, how many pieces would I see of H&M Zara or Fashionova called Fast Fashion, right? |
| 0:06.4 | Would I find any? How many? And by the way, did you know Americans every year, how many pounds of clothing we throw away every year nearly 82 pounds and |
| 0:16.1 | according to the true cause a documentary the world consumes around 80 billion new |
| 0:20.9 | pieces of clothing every year, |
| 0:22.8 | 400% more than the consumption of 20 years ago. |
| 0:25.5 | You mean 20 years later? |
| 0:27.0 | My closet is 400% bigger? |
| 0:29.1 | Why? |
| 0:29.7 | Who's selling us this? |
| 0:30.7 | Are we making the right decisions here? |
| 0:32.4 | Let me give you another one here, that's crazy. Of the 100 billion garments produced annually, 92 million tons ended up in land fields. I mean there's a lot of people that talk about climate change but there's a big difference |
| 0:43.1 | with pollution against climate change climate change we have to believe what scientists |
| 0:46.3 | are telling us pollution is measurable you can see these numbers and say this is |
| 0:49.9 | actually happening just online returns in the US created 16 million tons of CO2 emissions in 2020. |
| 0:56.8 | The fashion industry is responsible for 20% of global wastewater. |
| 1:01.3 | This next one's going to blow you away. Ready? Fast fashion alone |
| 1:04.0 | generated more CO2 than aviation and shipping combined. Crazy! And again, for those of you that |
| 1:10.4 | are worried about the climate and what we're doing to the world, watch this year. |
| 1:13.2 | Synthetic fibers and garments can take hundreds of years to decompose |
| 1:17.3 | releasing harmful chemicals and greenhouse gases according to United Nations environmental program. |
| 1:22.6 | So look, I mean we're not sitting here saying walk around naked tomorrow. |
| 1:25.1 | It's not what I'm telling you. |
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