Could you give up fast fashion

6 Minute English

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2020-02-20

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  • I'm Georgina.

  • And I'm Neil.

  • In this program, we're talking about buying clothes and only wearing them a few times before buying more clothes.

  • This is something known as fast fashion.

  • It's popular.

  • It might make us feel good, but it's not great for the environment.

  • Which is why lots of people this year are pledging or promising publicly to buy no new clothes.

  • I, for one, am wearing the same shirt I bought seven years ago.

  • You're certainly not a fashion victim, Neil.

  • But first, let's test your knowledge of fast fashion with a question.

  • Do you know how many items of clothing was sent to landfill in the UK in 2017?

  • Was it A, 23 million items?

  • B, 234 million items?

  • Or C, 2.3 billion items?

  • What do you think, Neil?

  • I'm sure it's lots, but not billions.

  • So I'm going to say 23 million items.