Chinese fast-fashion companies are coming under renewed scrutiny for toxic chemicals ... including potential toxins. Use hot water if the clothes' instructions allow it. To avoid purchasing ...

Untreated wastewater from Faisalabad's hundreds of factories is polluting the water that is piped into ... worse as the city expands to become a fast-fashion powerhouse. More from True Cost ...

Most clothing is dyed to create a colour and these toxic dyes are often washed out into nearby rivers polluting the natural water reserves. And lastly, as fast fashion is not made to last ...

Waste occurs at every stage of the garment manufacturing process, harming wildlife, degrading land, and polluting soil and water. The fast fashion industry is a significant contributor to the climate ...

And the trend toward fast fashion — cheap ... one-tenth of all water used industrially, resulting in 20% of the world's wastewater — much of which is too toxic to be treated and reused.