This article on CCN.com details how the denim industry is ruining China’s famous Pearl River, for centuries a center of the Chinese economy. Denim factories are dumping waste chemicals, particularly dye, straight into the river. Denim scraps along with miscellanious trash line the riverbanks. Gross and scary stuff…And all the more reason to make vintage a regular part of your wardrobe!

Buying and selling your clothes at stores like The Red Light is one of the easiest ways to stop pollution – at home and around the world.