Fashion industry emits more carbon than flights and maritime shipping combined
My gripe is with tennis shoes.  Back in the day (70's), tennis shoes always had a piece of rubber across the toe to prevent your toe from wearing through the fabric.<p>Now, tennis shoes either don't have anything covering the toe, or even more ridiculous (Under Armor), there is a small piece of leather/vinyl on the outside edge of the big toe, but it strategically doesn't cover where your toe actually comes through the fabric after a year.<p>It used to be that tennis shoes could be worn until the soles were worn through.  Now, the upper portion wears holes through in a year, maybe two if you're lucky, and the sole looks almost new.<p>And it's not just the fashion industry who are making products designed to fail: I just replaced a water heater after 7 years that had a 6-year warranty - surprise!  The gas valve stopped working.  Water heaters used to last <i>40 years!</i>  It's sickening to me that every household in America is sending a water heater and other major appliances to the landfill every 5-10 years, just so manufacturers, supply houses, and installers can make more money.