Quickly clicked and quickly delivered – fast fashion promises cheap clothing at a rapid pace. The real price, however, is high, as environmental and human rights organisations repeatedly point out: enormous piles of clothing pollute landscapes, toxic wastewater contaminates rivers, washing machines flush microplastics into the oceans – not to mention the exploitation of workers along global supply chains. Countries in West Africa are also heavily affected by these problems.
According to information from Greenpeace, the fashion industry produces around 180 billion garments worldwide every year. In order to stop this development, the organisation is calling for an effective anti–fast fashion law based on the French model. In France, a penalty fee of 5 euros – rising to 10 euros by 2030 – has recently been introduced on environmentally harmful, short-lived disposable fashion, particularly targeting the Chinese provider Shein.
To achieve a similar law in Germany, Greenpeace Germany has launched a petition to the federal government with the aim of curbing fast fashion and promoting a circular textile economy. You can sign the petition here:
