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Caretakers of God's Creation
We rarely think about the effect of our clothing choices on the environment but those choices have impacts on people and the environment, which is why limiting fast fashion is an Earth Day goal. “With cheap production, lowered costs and societal pressure to constantly consume clothing, fashion’s numbers are staggering: 100 billion garments made annually, 87% ending in landfills or incinerators and only 1% recycled. Toxic textile processing pollutes freshwater systems harming connected ecosystems, and each year 200 million trees are razed for cellulosic fibers imperiling biodiversity. 69% of clothes are made from crude oil and washing them accounts for 35% of the ocean's microplastics.” And visit the Racial Justice resources for this week to learn more about the impact of fast fashion on its workers.
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