![]() This is despite the fact the climate minister previously told the Irish Examiner that future generations will be horrified by fast fashion, given its wide-ranging environmental impacts. When asked, Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said he is not “familiar” with Shein, and defended the company opening its European headquarters in Dublin. The report criticised Shein’s “careless attitude towards environmental and human health risk associated with the use of hazardous chemicals.” ![]() However, in addition to allegations of worker mistreatment, it has been accused of exacerbating the climate crisis due to its use of cheap, synthetic fossil-fuel fibres toxic dyes plastics and microplastics to make clothes, sold at low prices.Ī report published by Greenpeace last year, a month after the Channel 4 documentary by Iman Amrani, highlighted how the company’s business model was based on “hazardous chemicals and environmental destruction". Shein is the ultra-fast fashion compy, and it adds 2,000 new items a day to its site. Synthetic material such as polyester requires an estimated 342m barrels of oil every year, while clothes production processes such as dying require 43m tonnes of chemicals annually. ![]() ![]() Most of fashion’s environmental impact comes from its use of raw materials. ![]() It contributes 20% of all wastewater, while 85% of all textiles end up in landfill each year. ![]()
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