Toxic Threads: Is Fast Fashion Slowly Killing Us?

Today I'm going to shock all of your by talking about something totally novel here on SJ: fast fashion.

Obviously I’m kidding. I know I talk about fast fashion ad naseum here (for good reason) but today I want to dive into one specific aspect of it—namely how bad the clothing is for US as wearers thanks to all the toxic chemicals used in it.

00:00 Intro
01:15 Shein
04:43 Temu
05:50 AliExpress
07:41 It’s Not Just The Worst Fast Fashion Offenders Either
10:08 What Are the Health Risks, Really?
14:31 So What Can You Do?
17:21 Outro


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https://www.sustainablejungle.com/non...
https://www.sustainablejungle.com/eco...
https://www.sustainablejungle.com/fab...
https://www.sustainablejungle.com/sus...

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