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Visible from space are just a few testaments to mankind's profound influence on planet Earth. Amongst them are the Great Wall of China, certain metropolitan areas, mines, and agricultural projects. The most recent of these artificial structures, which now define the planet, occupies a location in the Chilean desert and is made entirely from clothes.
Fast fashion has dominated numerous economies for several years now, with consumers all over the world thirsting for the latest trends. To accommodate these demands, large chains of clothing outlets have resorted to producing vast quantities of clothing, often of questionable durability.
Inevitably, a large proportion of these clothes don't sell, in which case they often make their way to less developed countries or to Chile's Atacama Desert, where a monumental heap of unused garments now rises, far from their Chinese and Bangladeshi origins.
Most of these clothes were unsold stock surplus sent from the US, and the pile has continued to grow to the point it is now visible in satellite imagery.
In early 2023, an analysis by satellite photo app SkyFi estimated that the piles of unworn clothes discarded in Chilean desert landfills are believed to weigh more than 39,000 tons, growing larger each day...
Visible from space are just a few testaments to mankind's profound influence on planet Earth. Amongst them are the Great Wall of China, certain metropolitan areas, mines, and agricultural projects. The most recent of these artificial structures, which now define the planet, occupies a location in the Chilean desert and is made entirely from clothes.
Fast fashion has dominated numerous economies for several years now, with consumers all over the world thirsting for the latest trends. To accommodate these demands, large chains of clothing outlets have resorted to producing vast quantities of clothing, often of questionable durability.
Inevitably, a large proportion of these clothes don't sell, in which case they often make their way to less developed countries or to Chile's Atacama Desert, where a monumental heap of unused garments now rises, far from their Chinese and Bangladeshi origins.
Most of these clothes were unsold stock surplus sent from the US, and the pile has continued to grow to the point it is now visible in satellite imagery.
In early 2023, an analysis by satellite photo app SkyFi estimated that the piles of unworn clothes discarded in Chilean desert landfills are believed to weigh more than 39,000 tons, growing larger each day...
