Fashion industry emits more carbon than flights and maritime shipping combined

Re:Fashion industry emits more carbon than flights and marit... by JumpCrisscross on Monday October 21, 2019 @10:08PM (#21319726)

> The idea of paying rent to store things you'd never use to our grandparents was insanity

That’s hoarding by another name. Storage can be used intelligently.

There are things one uses seasonally, or from time to time, where owning makes sense. (For example, my winter wear and scuba gear.)

Using prime real estate to store those items is expensive. If they live in a cheaper zip code, however, that lets one save rent by choosing a smaller apartment in the pricey neighborhood.

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Re:Fashion industry emits more carbon than flights and marit... by robotresearcher on Monday October 21, 2019 @10:43PM (#21319937)

Also stowing baby stuff between kids. Crib, high chair, etc takes up serious space and modern apartments are very short on storage. Baby stuff is often a gift, lightly used and acquires sentimental value in use, so it’s nice to use it more than once.

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Re:Fashion industry emits more carbon than flights and marit... by Al-Khwarizmi on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @01:35AM (#21320642)

And actually useful, and expensive to buy again.

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Re:Fashion industry emits more carbon than flights and marit... by nroets on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @02:37AM (#21320913)

Additionally, it reduces carbon emissions because it allows more people to live within walking distance of mass transit.

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