Peng Yurang, Class 2, Grade 5, Nanshan Experimental Education Group Dingtai Primary School

Instructed by Candy Wu

Do know that every T-shirt takes 40 liters of water to make, and every skin or fur clothing uses tens and thousands of rare animals. According to research, millions of animals have been killed because of their beautiful fur. Do you want this to happen again and again? So, it is time to reduce our fashion footprints.

First, there are some procedures that can be passed in our daily life. For example, drying a T-shirt takes too much energy; it can let a family turn all their lights for a whole month. To reduce the fashion footprints in this part, we can use another dryer, the sun, and it’s totally free.

Second, have you ever watched a washing machine washing your clothes? If you do, then you may discover that it usually stops and wait for water to come in. According to research, a normal washing machine needs an amount of water that can support a person to drink for 900 days. And there are still billions of people in Africa who are thirsty. Do you still want to wash clothes by the washing machine?

Third, to reduce the fashion footprints in delivering, we need cleaner transportations, for example, electric vehicles or more fuel efficient transportations such as the B787-9. Research shows that 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide are released into the air because of transportation every year. It is our duty to keep the Earth a clean place.