Abstract
Today, one of the sources of energy supply is waste incineration. One of the sources of combustible waste is overproduction and stimulation of demand for clothing. The new concept of "fast fashion" is to limit the cost of clothing indefinitely by minimizing the cost of raw materials, wages, working conditions, neglect of basic safety rules, etc., and on the other hand - to stimulate predatory demand for clothing through psychological impact on young people through advertising, suggestion consumer "standards" of life such as "every event is a different image", propaganda of shopaholism, etc. According to research results, burning cotton clothes for heating is possible. However, this produces a significant amount of triatomic (greenhouse) gases, in particular carbon dioxide 102.84 kg / GJ. In terms of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of energy (emission index), cotton fabric is ahead of all fossil fuels, even coal - 93.74 kg / GJ. Thus, excessive production of garbage through "fast fashion" has more negative consequences for the environment than benefits for heat supply. Thus, the results confirm the 12th goal of sustainable development - "responsible consumption and production". At the same time, the priority is to reduce the amount of waste production. The main stimulus for "fast fashion" is the predatory accumulation of capital by producers. This can be overcome only by reassessing people's values. In particular, it is necessary to form the attitude to money not as an ultimate goal, but as a payment instrument to achieve certain other life goals. In this case, predatory accumulation for the sake of accumulation becomes meaningless. After all, one's own well-being, children's well-being and confidence in the future are impossible in the conditions of low quality of the environment and in anticipation of an ecological catastrophe. This work was done in support of the international campaign "Fashion Revolution" for the global fashion industry, which preserves and restores the environment and values people.
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