The life cycle of a t-shirt - Angel Chang

Trace the life cycle of a classic white t-shirt to find out how they’re made and what is their ultimate environmental impact.
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Consider the classic white t-shirt. Annually, we sell and buy 2 billion t-shirts globally, making it one of the most common garments in the world. But how and where is the average t-shirt made, and what’s its environmental impact? Angel Chang traces the life cycle of a t-shirt.
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[@lunaalilyy]

whos here for textiles homework

[@akshitrajput757]

Lifecycle of a t-shirt in India->

[@chiehhsu1721]

"Fashion is the second biggest polluter in the world."

[@irissanderson1480]

Finally, a good reason not to do my laundry

[@SitStandWalk]

if we stopped sneering at each other for wearing "last seasons" fashions. we could cut production by 90 %.

[@cup_check_official]

Lifecycle of my t-shirt

[@SharieFernandez]

how to save this??

[@_innerpeacekeeper]

The irony of wearing a cotton tshirt saying Love the Environment or Save the Earth

[@IvandeJesusVlogs]

I didn't know that shirts cause this huge environmental problem. Very good eye-opening video Ted Ed!

[@CharlesTheClumsy]

Thank you for letting me watch this for free.

[@thesmashgamer4896]

4:03

[@aeon2252]

"Organic" That's a very dangerous word that has high impact, especially when it wasn't explained correctly.

[@youngcho9311]

I never thought tshirts could make such an impact in the environment. 😑

[@AbhishekSingh-ep4nn]

is there anything humans can make without harming the environment ???

[@wakamiti]

Damn, I never thought I'd feel this guilty for owning a t-shirt 😂😂

[@rajeshsharmajaipur]

In India we already use worn out cloths for cleaning and dusting purpose 😊

[@enasan9406]

Watching this video makes me feel way better about the fact I'd been wearing the same clothing over a decade. You're welcome planet.

[@LavendelDuftspray]

"Life cycle of a shirt" more like "how to make everyone feel bad about everything involving clothes".

[@gelnox]

Who else is watching while wearing a t shirt

[@shashazhu205]

I would kill for some Chinese subtitles on these so I can share with my family in China. Unfortunately my Chinese isn't good enough but it would be so so so helpful trying to explain why fashion is one easy thing we have control over to reduce harmful chemicals and environmental impact. Bravo Ted-Ed team, amazing video!👏