Clothing
topic on 4 shows · 6 statements across 5 episodes
Masters of Scale
My First Million
the Neon Show
How I Built This
6 statements about Clothing, every show
Fisher: 83% of US clothing is discarded or incinerated within a year
“In this country, 83% of the clothes that are produced are discarded or incinerated within one year.”
About 300 million trees are harvested annually for clothing pulp
“It turns out the highest or one of the highest qualities of pulp or cellulose goes into clothing, about three hundred million trees a year.”
Smith: Clothing Returns Cost Up to 66% of the Item Price
“And a return with clothing can cost up to 66% of the cost of an item.”
Jenn Hyman: Consumers focus far less on clothing when sheltered at home
“So much of our business is based around people leaving their homes. Whether you are going to work or you're hanging out with friends, you know, often the act of getting dressed is somewhat an external act. Where you're getting dressed for something, and we def…”