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ANIMAL LEATHER USES OVER 17,000 LITRES OF WATER
ANIMAL LEATHER EMITS MORE THAN 110KG OF CO2 EMISSIONS
80-85% OF ANIMAL LEATHER IS WASTED DURING PRODUCTION
BIOLEATHER USES LESS THAN 3,000 LITRES OF WATER
BIOLEATHER EMITS LESS THAN 15KG OF CO2 EMISSIONS
ONLY 5-15% OF BIOLEATHER IS WASTED DURING PRODUCTION
500,000 TONS OF MICROFIBRES ARE SHED PER YEAR & END UP IN THE OCEAN DUE TO WASHING OF PLASTIC BASED TEXTILES - POLYESTER, NYLON, ACRYLIC
PLASTIC TAKES 100's OF YEARS TO BREAKDOWN IN A LANDFILL
EVERY YEAR, 16.5 MILLION TONNES OF PLASTIC ENTER THE OCEAN, EQUIVALENT TO TWO GARBAGE TRUCKS FULL OF PLASTIC INTO THE OCEANS EVERY MINUTE
OVER 12 MILLION TONS OF FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS WERE DISCARDED INTO LANDFILLS IN THE US ALONE
UP TO 30% OF GLOBAL WOOD PRODUCTION IS USED FOR FURNITURE, CONTRIBUTING TO 18.7 MILLION ACRES OF DEFORESTATION ANNUALLY
FURNITURE WASTE ACCOUNTS FOR OVER 4% OF TOTAL MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE IN THE EU, WITH 80-90% BEING INCINERATED OR SENT TO LANDFILLS
TEXTILE PRODUCTION CREATES 1.2 BILLION TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS - MORE THAN ALL INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS & MARITIME SHIPPING COMBINED
6.3 MILLION TONS OF TEXTILES ARE WASTED DURING THE DESIGN & PRODUCTION PROCESS EVERY YEAR
TEXTILES RELIES ON 98 MILLION TONS PER YEAR OF NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES NAMELY OIL TO PRODUCE SYNTHETIC FIBRES, CHEMICALS TO PRODUCE DYES & FINISHES
ANIMAL LEATHER USES OVER 500 TOXIC CHEMICALS INCLUDING CYANIDE, ARSENIC & FORMALDEHYDE
PU LEATHER & PVC ARE MADE FROM PETROLEUM & THE SAME TOXIC CHEMICALS AS ANIMAL LEATHER
NO SUCH THING AS ‘HUMANE SLAUGHTER’
CEMENT PRODUCTION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 8% OF GLOBAL CO2 EMISSIONS
FOR EVERY TON OF CEMENT PRODUCED, ABOUT 1.5 TONS OF RAW MATERIALS ARE NEEDED
CEMENT ACCOUNTS FOR NEARLY 10% OF INDUSTRIAL WATER USE, CONCENTRATED IN REGIONS WITH WATER STRESS
NEARLY 20% OF GLOBAL WASTE WATER IS PRODUCED BY THE FASHION INDUSTRY
TEXTILE PRODUCTION DISCHARGES HIGH VOLUMES OF WATER CONTAINING HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT
20% OF INDUSTRIAL WATER POLLUTION IS FROM DYEING & TREATMENTS OF TEXTILES
COTTON T-SHIRTS ARE THE MOST COMMON FASHION WASTE PRODUCT
85% OF DONATED CLOTHING ENDS UP IN THE LANDFILL
GARMENT WORKERS ARE PAID 2x - 5x LESS THAN LIVING WAGE