did you know it can take nearly 2 400 gallons of water to make a single pair of jeans you see how we make and buy clothes is hurting the planet but here's a potential solution the fashion industry is one of the most pollutive in the world accounting for an estimated 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and as climate change intensifies experts say it is critical to rethink how we produce clothing traditional manufacturing is already harmful to the environment and after consumers throw away products they end up in landfills so one solution is to keep
them in use longer companies are doing this now by accepting customers used clothes for store credit allowing new customers to then buy these used goods at a discount according to thredup's 2021 resale report the value of the second-hand market is projected to double in the next five years to 77 billion dollars the ceo tells cbs money watch over the next five years as younger people gain more purchasing power it's critical that brands figure this out
