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Clothing production has doubled in the past two decades, and consumers only keep items for half as long. Low prices and fast-changing trends, combined with poor quality garments, fuel the fast fashion industry. This industry produces 10% of global carbon emissions, is the second largest consumer of the world’s water supply, and 35% of microplastic particles found in the ocean are a result of laundering synthetic textiles. Aside from the environmental harm, fast fashion is also critiqued for its unethical treatment of labour, where workers can make as little as $68 per month. Today, we are joined by three experts to discuss the harmful socio-ecological global impacts of the fast fashion industry to help us understand this issue. Today's guests are Rachel Miller, Sheridan College; Sabine Weber, Seneca College; and Paola Deda, UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion This episode was produced by Faria Amin and Mycala Gill