We all know shopping second-hand is good for the environment, but do you really know how?
Today I want to specifically talk about water conservation in relation to fashion consumption. Sounds weird, but I have been inspired by water recently maybe that's because I'm a pisces. I take walks next to Lake Michigan and pass the Grant Park Fountain and I mentally ground myself by connecting to water. Then I go home, fill up my water bottle, and take a shower. I think about it; am I taking this for granted?
The answer is yes and you probably are too. Will this easy access to water, either for leisure or survival, always be our reality?
What I have learned in my quick research into second-hand shopping and water conservation is that they affect each other even on the smallest scale! Based on chattahoochee.org blog post titled “Want to Save Water? Skip the Mall”, I am going to summarize the ways that thrifting conserves water.
1. The easiest point to understand; new clothes use great amounts of water to manufacture. Buying secondhand leaves more water for our environment.
2. “Buying a used [shirt] can save up to 700 gallons of water. That’s more water than the average person drinks in two-and-a-half years” (chattahoochee.org).
3. Secondhand keeps clothes out of the trash that surprisingly affects water because landfills create methane that leads to droughts.
4. Less shipping equals less water pollution across the ocean it will travel from.
5. Its more fun and its more affordable! People will stick with it and allow for the benefits above. I know all too well how addicting it is.
Read more https://chattahoochee.org/blog/want-to-save-water-skip-the-mall/