You may not realize it, but according to this article by The Wall Street Journal, the apparel industry is much grimier than you'd think. In fact, it poses many strains on the quality of the environment. In the process of making clothes including turning cotton thread and fabric, clothes are often shipped several times around the world before they are ready to be sold and sent to stores. Furthermore, growing cotton requires large amounts of water at a time when many countries are starved of water and many materials to make clothes such as synthetic fabrics release toxic compounds into the atmosphere. Now, many of you may be wondering why these companies don't do anything about the harm they are causing. The sad truth is that many of these companies are far more interested in exploiting people and the environment for maximum profits. Mitigating these environmental threats would be expensive and unfortunately the majority of the apparel industry seems largely apathetic about this issue.
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