The European Union (EU) has announced that they would be enacting new laws to curb the trends of fast fashion and planned obsolescence:
Fashion houses
planning to sell clothes in the EU will have to ensure that the
clothes they sell are Eco-friendly, durable, reusable, recyclable,
and repairable.
Car companies
wishing to sell their auto mobiles in the EU must cut emissions, make
the cars easier for the average motorist to repair, be hybrid or
electric powered, manufacture more spare parts than cars, and use Eco-friendly interior furnishings.
Tech companies
planning to sell digital gadgets in the EU must make sure that they
get regular service updates as new models come out, that phones are
easier to repair, and to stop marketing smart phones as “Status Symbols”.
Consumers would
be given proper instructions on how to reuse, repair, and recycle
their clothes, cars, and tech gadgets.
The EU also
plans to introduce new textile rules to curb fast fashion, and increase the life span of jeans and jackets.
According to the
European Environment Agency (EEA): “Clothes in Europe have on
average the fourth highest impact on the environment and climate.
For every person
in the EU, textile consumption requires 9 cubic metres of water, 400
square meters of land, 391kg of raw materials, and causes a carbon
footprint of about 270kg”.
Here in the UK,
politicians have called on the government to also change the laws
regarding fast fashion and planned obsolescence.
However since 2019 when
the proposals started, not a single one has been passed.
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