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> The number of garments produced annually has doubled since 2000 and exceeded 100 billion for the first time in 2014: nearly 14 items of clothing for every person on earth

That may not be as outrageous as it seems. The world population may not have doubled since 2000, but the number of people out of deep poverty may have, so of course they'll buy clothing.

That still doesn't excuse fast fashion, which is so wasteful.

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That's not outrageous. The only part that might be is that some people have 1-2 sets of clothes for years while others have 50+ every few months.

But tbf at least they're donated en masse.

The article pretty much demonstrates that donation doesn't solve the wate problem.

Here's an interesting breakdown: https://sharecloth.com/blog/reports/apparel-overproduction

Seems like 30% of production doesn't find a buyer. Still staggering numbers for how many items the average consumer buys.

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