The Green Bride Guide states that the average wedding produces 400 lbs of garbage and 63 tons of CO2. With an estimated 2.5 million weddings per year, that is about 1 billion lbs of trash and as many emissions as approximately 4 people would produce in a year, in just one single day. 

Sky Ocean Rescue say 245,513 weddings took place in Britain in 2017 with an average of 100 guests at each, using nearly 20kg of single-use plastic at every ceremony. That adds up to 4,910 tonnes of of plastic potentially pouring into our oceans every year – the equivalent weight of 47 blue whales.

The majority of the people who make clothes for the global market live in poverty, unable to afford life’s basic necessities. Many are subject to exploitation; verbal and physical abuse, working in unsafe and dirty conditions, with very little pay. Fashion Revolution estimate that around 75 million people work to make our clothes, and 80% of them are women between the ages of 18 and 35. 

WRAP report that he value of unused clothing in wardrobes has been estimated at around £30 billion. It is also estimated £140 million worth of clothing goes into landfill each year. to tackle this we need to increase supply and demand for pre-owned clothing, and keep clothes out of landfill.

WRAP also say as a whole in the UK, the average lifetime for a garment of clothing is estimated as ~2.2 years, but extending the active life of clothing by as little as just nine months can significantly reduce its environmental impact.

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