The Atacama Desert is fast fashion's latest victim! 

Let's pressure Chile's new President, Gabriel Boric, to regulate this
destructive industry once and for all!

[1]Mountain of discarded clothes.


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John,

A giant mountain of clothing is growing in Chile’s Atacama Desert and some
of the best-known fashion brands, like Nike and TJ Maxx, are responsible.

But there’s hope, with the newly elected leftist president, who is set to
take office in March.

Gabriel Boric is currently setting his presidential priorities for the
coming months – so the time is now to amp up the pressure to make sure
that regulating the fashion industry is high on his list.

John, if we gather enough support, Gabriel Boric and his
cabinet won't be able to ignore us.

[ [link removed] ]Gabriel Boric: Regulating the fashion industry should be one of your
top priorities

This cemetery of clothes is part of a dirty chain of issues: second-hand
and unsold clothing that is made in Asia, passes through to Europe and the
United States before being dumped in Chile– all a result of the massive
rapid-overproduction that the fashion industry pushes. 

Water pollution, leaking chemicals, and microplastics are just some of the
environmental hazards that make the fast fashion industry one of the worst
polluters in the world, and a clear example of the devastating impact of
corporate neoliberalism that has marked Chile’s history. 

For decades, Chilean pro-market policies and tax-free havens have enabled
these toxic dumping grounds to grow. The Chilean government has always had
the power to put people and the planet before profit, but chose the
latter. John, but with our community’s pressure, change could
be on the horizon.

The president-elect, who millions see as a new “symbol of hope”, vowed to
create a future for Chile that was more equal and ecological during his
presidential campaign. And famously proclaimed “Neoliberalism was born in
Chile and here it will die”.

Let’s make sure he keeps his promises!

[ [link removed] ]Gabriel Boric: Don't let brands like Nike and TJ Maxx use Chile as
dumping grounds

We know the power of our community works because we've stopped the damages
caused by the fashion industry before – over 100,000 SumOfUs members
pressured jeans brand Levi's to reduce its carbon emissions.

Together, we can use our collective power to do the same in Chile!



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Thanks for all that you do,
Laura, Deborah, Alys and the team at SumOfUs


More information:

[ [link removed] ]Chile’s Atacama Desert: Where Fast Fashion Goes to Die
EcoWatch. 15 November 2021.
 
[ [link removed] ]Chile’s desert dumping ground for fast fashion leftovers
Al Jazeera. 8 November 2021.

 

 

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