Dirty Clothes: The Costs of King Cotton
The planetary cost of an anonymous and globalized fashion industry is huge. And if you really want to know how bad, it only trails the chemical-laden culture of widely recognized polluters from industries like big oil and agriculture. Rarely does clothing come under the same scrutiny as say, our food, where it’s much simpler to track down produce sourced with ethics and quality in mind.
Throughout the series we’ll call Dirty Clothes, prepare to glance beneath the glam of the fashion industry by exploring the ecological and human toll lurking inside your closet.