Fast Fashion

Is Fast Fashion a negative or positive trend?

• Negative

• Positive

• Not bad or good

• OK

How expensive are clothes from the fast fashion industry?

• Expensive

• Normal

• Cheap

• Very expensive

What % of the trash produced by fast fashion is recycled?

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

• 30%

How many tons of clothes are wasted every year?

• 9 billion

• 12 billion

• 13.5 billion

• 11.1 billion

How much water do we waste making one t-shirt?

• 50 gallons

• 150 gallons

• 500 gallons

• 700 gallons

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

What do we mean by the term 'exploit workers'?

• pay them fairly for their work

• Treat workers nicely

• To overwork and underpay them

• To only let them work a little bit

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Why are fast fashion products produced in poorer countries like Bangladesh?

• So companies can pay the workers less and make more money

• It helps the companies become more famous around the world

• So they can make more jobs

• To give work to poor people

Pick the 3 problems that often happen in fast fashion factories

• Unsafe working conditions

• People working overtime

• Overcrowding (too many people in one place)

• Cold temperatures

How do you think we can stop fast fashion?

• Buy cheap clothes

• Buy more clothes

• By good quality, more expensive clothes that last longer

• Don't shop at fast fashion stores

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

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Which of these stores are fast fashion stores?

• H&M

• UniQlo

• Gucci

• Chanel