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13. Numbers vary but yeah it takes a lot of water to make jeans

Reply to Judi Lynn (Reply #6)

Mon Nov 8, 2021, 02:19 PM

Nov 2021

Computer chips too. From a fire in one of the three big plants in Taiwan to a drought there cutting down water usage - those are big reasons for the chip shortage.

About 10 gallons per chip
https://news.stanford.edu/pr/96/960605chipsenvir.html

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A mountain of unsold clothing from fast fashion retailers is piling up in the Chilean desert [View all] Judi Lynn Nov 2021 OP

Wow. I had no idea. underpants Nov 2021 #1

I was aware of this being an issue on the African Sherman A1 Nov 2021 #5

Buffalo Bills Super Bowl champions gear underpants Nov 2021 #11

Why don't they find a way to give clothes away to the homeless, refugees and the poor? Liberty Belle Nov 2021 #2

Maybe, but how many poor people wear hot pants and zebra leggings? TreasonousBastard Nov 2021 #3

There are to many clothes being produced. They can't give it all away, Merlot Nov 2021 #8

See post #11 underpants Nov 2021 #12

My 1st thought too. nt Duppers Nov 2021 #14

Have to wonder about the energy used to make and then bury this stuff... Moostache Nov 2021 #4

"fast fasion" was created by Zara, it transformed retailing Merlot Nov 2021 #7

Opinion: As a fast fashion graveyard piles up in Chile, it's time to assess our mass consumerism Judi Lynn Nov 2021 #6

Especially since we're all down to wearing pajamas and sweatsuits. Baitball Blogger Nov 2021 #10

Numbers vary but yeah it takes a lot of water to make jeans underpants Nov 2021 #13

same in Africa Demovictory9 Nov 2021 #9