Upcycling as a solution to fast fashion

Recent decades are known for its fast fashion that adds to our overcrowded closets and landfills.

• Americans discard 85 percent of the clothing they buy - about 15 million tons of textile waste a year.
• The average lifetime of clothes is three years.
• The clothing industry cause about 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

One eco-conscious solution is to buy thrifted items and upcycle them.