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 ...

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 ...

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.