The Faux Goat Eco-Blog

  Over the weekend I was doing my normal perusing on social media, and came across a bit of misrepresented information with regard to vegan leather. First and foremost, I will say I have noticed this to be a common trend, so without further ado let's get into it!  The advertisement brought great attention to the impact of fast fashion with regard to the insurmountable amounts of waste that it produces. It is said that an estimated 10,000 articles of clothing are sent to landfills every 5 minutes. A majority of the waste is being dumped in Africa and South America. It is said that fast fashion is "currently responsible for more annual carbon emissions than all international flights and maritime shipping combined." In addition the environmental impact creates dried water sources and pollutes rivers and streams. This information is so vital for the human condition to acknowledge and look to sustainable resources and lifestyle choices. Here's where things got a little vag

  Change seems to be on the horizon! Fashion has allotted me the opportunity to travel throughout the US, and what I've found is promising. Albeit seemingly inconvenient at times, purpose is greater than the cost of inconvenience, especially when that cost has a negative impact upon the earth. My travels to California allowed me to witness what is beginning to catch fire across the country. By encouraging consumers to use reusable shopping bags, along with paper and/or metal straws and other sustainable alternatives.  As I've traveled the country I've noticed larger cities such as Chicago and Denver encourage use of reusable shopping bags. And much like California, if plastic bags are needed they are available at an additional cost per bag. Nothing like an encouraging push to help eliminate the use of plastic that often finds itself contaminating the ocean with approximately 8 million tons of waste. Not to mention the extensive decomposition period of which toxic materials