Fashion Waste: Challenges and Solutions

Fashion waste arises from unsold products and inefficient production processes, with fast fashion being a significant contributor. Solutions include adopting sustainable designs, using regenerative materials, and improving production efficiency. Balancing environmental impact and business profitability is crucial.

Fashion Waste: Challenges and Solutions

One of the possibilities to reduce the environmental impact of a product is to reduce the waste.

There are different reasons why waste can vary, depending on the design of the product, the materials used, the production process, and the business model of the brand.

You can look at waste in fashion in two ways:

  1. Waste of finished products
  2. Waste in the production process

Let’s examine each in more detail.

Waste of Finished Product

Estimates suggest that 20% to 30% of garments produced don’t get sold.

In France, before the government decided to prohibit product destruction, it was estimated that about 10 tons of new clothes were thrown away each year.

Fast fashion is,

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Published: 03/12/2024

Author:

Nicolò Giusti
Nicolò Giusti
BIO: Nicolò is an innovative and sustainable material specialist working in the fashion industry for more than 15 years. His passion for traditional materials but also for innovative solutions brought him to create the Sustainable Academy, a community that supports students, entrepreneurs and fashion companies to be more sustainable and avoid greenwashing.
"I really believe in the power of collaboration. Sharing and learning is the only way we can get to the next level. Why waste time protecting ourselves when we can use it to improve?"