Welcome to Getting Hot in Here, the podcast for anyone curious about the climate crisis and what we can do about it!

Today we are undressing the fashion industry! We take a deep dive into fast fashion and the serious environmental and social impacts that "cheap" clothes are having on our planet! We chat about everything from our favourite apps that help us shop sustainably, to microplastic pollution and how we can stop it, and to brands that will repair your clothes for life... Andrew even confesses to composting his undies, so stick around for that!

We hope this episode is a helpful first step for anyone starting out on their sustainability journey, but we also have some recommendations that could be useful for even the most experienced eco-warriors among us!

Sources and links:

Fast fashion statistics and environmental impacts

•Australians buy on average 27 kilograms of new clothing and other textiles each yearhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-12/australias-obsession-with-new-clothes-hurting-the-environment/8177624

•80 billion pieces of clothing consumed each year, which is up 400%https://truecostmovie.com/learn-more/environmental-impact/

•Dye pollution colouring rivershttps://webecoist.momtastic.com/2012/01/10/water-colors-10-unnaturally-dyed-polluted-rivers/2/

•Other Statistics mentionedhttps://www.qut.edu.au/business/insights/from-fast-fashion-to-sustainable-choices

https://www.1millionwomen.com.au/blog/the-pros-and-cons-of-donating-clothes-to-charity/

What is a fast fashion brand:

https://goodonyou.eco/what-is-fast-fashion/

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/dec/29/fast-fashion-giving-way-sustainable-wardrobe

Microplastics and synthetic fibres

•From synthetic clotheshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2015/12/03/making-climate-change-fashionable-the-garment-industry-takes-on-global-warming/#17a5260d79e4

•Micro plastic found in the rocky mountainshttps://www.businessinsider.com/multicoloured-microplastic-particles-pollution-rain-falling-in-rocky-mountains-2019-8/?r=AU&IR=T

•More plastic than fish in the oceans by 2050, report warnshttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-21/more-plastic-than-fish-in-the-oceans-by-2050-report-warns/7105936

•Options to minimise microfibres (including filters)