The life cycle of a t-shirt – Angel Chang
Trace the life cycle of a classic white t-shirt to find out how they’re made and what is their ultimate environmental impact.
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Consider the classic white t-shirt. Annually, we sell and buy 2 billion t-shirts globally, making it one of the most common garments in the world. But how and where is the average t-shirt made, and what’s its environmental impact? Angel Chang traces the life cycle of a t-shirt.
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Anyone by chance know which softwares and apps are used creating this video? I fell in love with this art.
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wow, what a wonderful learning experience.
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Cotton seeds are sewn irigated and grown for the fluffly balls
Self driving machines harvest these puffs and separates the balls from the seeds
The cotton link is pressed into big bales
Once the cotton bales lrave the farm they are shipped by textile milss to a spinning facility usually in china or idea
Blend card comb pull stretch and twist the cotton into slivers (snowy roped of yarn
Knit treat with heat and chemicals until it turns soft and white
Dip in bleach and dyes to colors, make up vivid coloring in 70, some contain cancer causing led chromium and mercurty
Widespread contamination as toxic waste in waters
The cloth
Human labor is required to stitch them up as t shirts
Poor conditions low wager workers
Travel ship train truck high income countries, enormous carboon footprints
Clothing production is 10% of global carbon emission
1994-2014 400%
80billion garment each year
40 gallons of water washing machine
16 gallons for driers
Shopping second hand
Textile from organic, recycled
Wash clothes less and line dry to save resource
Throw them away, donate, or use as cleaning rags
27kl of water needed to make one t shirt
Enough to fill 30 bathtubs
Pollugens carsigenic, damage ecosystems
America china india
Cotton seeds are sewn irigated and grown for the fluffly balls
27kl of water needed to make one t shirt
Enough to fill 30 bathtubs
Pollugens carsigenic, damage ecosystems
Self driving machines harvest these puffs and separates the balls from the seeds
The cotton link is pressed into big bales
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If this country do not product T-shirt who will solve their employment problem.Those developed countries that import T-shirts?
Me just chilling while watching this video and wearing a white T-shirt
? Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:07 ? Introduction to the Environmental Impact of T-shirt Production
– T-shirts are one of the most common garments globally, with two billion sold annually.
– The initial stage of a t-shirt's life involves cotton farming, which can have significant environmental impacts.
00:31 ? Water and Pesticide Use in Cotton Farming
– Cotton farming consumes a substantial amount of water, with 2,700 liters required for an average t-shirt.
– Cotton is one of the most pesticide-intensive crops, posing risks to field workers and ecosystems.
01:27 ? Cotton Processing and Yarn Production
– Cotton bales are processed at textile mills, and high-tech machines create yarn from cotton slivers.
– Yarns are then sent to knitting machines to produce fabric, which undergoes chemical treatments.
02:50 ? T-shirt Manufacturing and Labor Conditions
– Human labor is essential for stitching t-shirts, particularly in countries like Bangladesh.
– Labor conditions in the t-shirt industry can be challenging, with low wages and poor working conditions.
03:43 ? Global Transportation and Carbon Footprint
– T-shirts travel globally by ship, train, and truck, contributing to a significant carbon footprint.
– Apparel production accounts for 10% of global carbon emissions, and it's on the rise.
04:12 ♻️ Impact on the Environment and Sustainable Practices
– The consumer phase is resource-intensive, with laundry and energy use.
– Suggestions for reducing the environmental impact of t-shirt consumption, including shopping secondhand and using recycled fabrics.
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Every country is produce t-shirt not only three of them as mentioned. Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Russia,Turkey, Cambodia and so on.
Guys what is the first largest polluter in the world?
My conclusion: Never wear clothes.
It's so useful information ?
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Much of a horror movie content committed by a T-shirt
Oh i had no clue thanks ill just burn my clothes that cant hurt the environment right???
Спасибо. Очень полезное видео. Хорошо, что эту тему все чаще обсуждают. Надеюсь, люди станут меньше потреблять. Слишком много предложений, слишком много моды. Это только приносит проблемы.
I wish more people understood this or cared about the impact of fast fashion trends!
50% propaganda. Not information. What do YOU or males you do not hate, if any, wear comrade?
Me who’s worn the same clothes since I was 12 because my mom bought all my clothes three sizes big
Why dont we stop this and wear shirts and not wear t- shirts
Shirtless from now on
These idiotic corporations are the one to blame,not the consumers
2:20 did you use "Thirteen" by C418 for that sound? I cross referenced it and it is a 100% match.
Not purchasing many clothes is a better solution to the negative impacts of making them on the environment. But, it is not the best for those making a living by working for fashion companies.
Don't talk about young people and inheritance. Old people inherited a worse , more careless world than you can imagine. The world is better today than it was in the 1950s, and most of those old people are dead and gone now.. Young people back in the 1970s did a lot to study ecology and how to improve our environment. Those people are in their 80s and 90s now, btw. Now, more than ever, people use their conscience about what they use and consume. It takes everyone, young and old to make the world a better place, and shaming old people doesn't help anyone. My grandma used to wash her aluminum foil, fold it up, store it in a drawer and reuse it. Do you young people do that??
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I live in China and most T-shirts I've bought are made of polyester, I thought that was commonplace all around the world, until one time I purchased some celebrity's merch that's made in usa…
Capsule wardrobe, wearing neutral colours, buying quality garment which will last, are some ideas to reduce pollution.