Some numbers on clothes industry.
1) Every year, the world produces $1,300,000,000,000 worth of readymade cloths. Female's cloths $689 billion, men's $403 bn & children's $208 bn.
2) Footwear sales per year $347,000,000,000.
3) Fashion Jewelry sales per year
$307,000,000,000.
1) Every year, the world produces $1,300,000,000,000 worth of readymade cloths. Female's cloths $689 billion, men's $403 bn & children's $208 bn.
2) Footwear sales per year $347,000,000,000.
3) Fashion Jewelry sales per year
$307,000,000,000.
4) China is the world’s largest individual apparel and footwear market at $380 billion per year.
USA is second at $370 bn.
India with $71 bn is the fifth biggest market. But compared to the aging Western markets, younger India will see huge growth next decade.
USA is second at $370 bn.
India with $71 bn is the fifth biggest market. But compared to the aging Western markets, younger India will see huge growth next decade.
5) Textile industry consumes lots of water.
One KG of Cotton needs up to 350 kg of water for processing.
Wool - 300 kg
Polyester - 200 kg
Acrylic - 200 kg
Nylon - 150 kg
Rayon - 150 kg.
We should really use cloths for longer period. Some people buy too much, but rarely use.
One KG of Cotton needs up to 350 kg of water for processing.
Wool - 300 kg
Polyester - 200 kg
Acrylic - 200 kg
Nylon - 150 kg
Rayon - 150 kg.
We should really use cloths for longer period. Some people buy too much, but rarely use.
6) Then there is additional water requirement for Bleaching, dyeing, printing, boiler use, spinning, weaving, desizing, washing, scouring etc.
Basic calculation shows that a lady's kurta or a man's shirt, consumes more water than what that person would drink in three years!
Basic calculation shows that a lady's kurta or a man's shirt, consumes more water than what that person would drink in three years!
7) The most damaging part of apparels industry is not the water (20% of industrial water). It is synthetic chemicals used in dyeing.
There are 10,000 textile dyes today. Most of our clothing and home furnishings are colored with synthetic, or man-made, dyes.
They pollute a lot!
There are 10,000 textile dyes today. Most of our clothing and home furnishings are colored with synthetic, or man-made, dyes.
They pollute a lot!
8) Only 1% of used cloths get recycled. Rest dumped.
Synthetic cloths take 100+ years to decompose when buried in land.
Also, massive ground water pollution due to dyes. 90% of China's groundwater is polluted now.
Buy less cloths..
Use them as long as you can.
Save the Earth.
Synthetic cloths take 100+ years to decompose when buried in land.
Also, massive ground water pollution due to dyes. 90% of China's groundwater is polluted now.
Buy less cloths..
Use them as long as you can.
Save the Earth.
