We are a #GenerationOfWaste
“Everything that you do in the Global North affects our lives here in the Global South.”
- Bobby Kolade, Vintage or Violence, Uganda
Just as countries measure wealth and success by GDP, the Generation of Waste bar chart visual only begins to surface the complexities of fashion’s supply chains. We invite you to learn from the exhibit and watch the videos to listen to global voices, and then commit to deepening your understanding of the interconnected complexities of fashion woven throughout and beyond the 8 areas of the textile value chain.
Explore the website to learn about the climate and social impacts of fashion’s textile waste and discover sustainable solutions from around the world that are collaboratively catalysing change.
Watch
Watch to learn about the process behind Generation of Waste from the team, made up of Sustainable Fashion Scotland, ZWDO Collective, and Beira.
By Simon Forsythe, Lateral North.
Design
~1.44 MILLION
tonnes of textile waste generated globally per year.
Equivalent volume of 30 x Hydro, Scotland (COP26 venue)
Raw Materials
~1.44 MILLION
tonnes of textile waste generated globally per year.
Equivalent volume of 3 x NASA Vehicle Assembly Building, USA (World’s 6th largest building)
Fabric Production
~1.44 MILLION
tonnes of textile waste generated globally per year.
Equivalent volume of 2 x Aerium, Germany (World’s 3rd largest building)
Garment Production
~36.04 MILLION
tonnes of textile waste generated globally per year.
Equivalent volume of 48 x Jean-Luc Lagardère Plant, France (World’s 2nd largest building)
Distribution
~7.21 MILLION
tonnes of textile waste generated globally per year.
Equivalent volume of 19 x O2, England (World’s 8th largest building)
Retail
~11.53 MILLION
tonnes of textile waste generated globally per year.
Equivalent volume of 18 x Meyer Werft, Germany (World’s 4th largest building).
Use
~17.3 MILLION
tonnes of textile waste generated globally per year.
Equivalent volume of 38 x Inex Sipoo, Finland (World’s 7th largest building)
End of Life
~67.76 MILLION
tonnes of textile waste generated globally per year.
Equivalent volume of 38 x Boeing Everett Factory, USA (World’s largest building)
Generation of Waste Exhibition Creative Team
Sponsors
Thank you to all our Sponsors for their generous support!
Contributors
Thank you to all our Contributors for the shared resources, time, and support and all our amazing volunteers!
