Europe and UK Aim to Slow Fast Fashion with Taxes and Incentives

Imagine your favorite t-shirt is made in a way that uses a lot of water, like enough for you to drink for three years!

That's fast fashion, and it creates a lot of trash.

Countries in Europe and the UK are trying to make this problem smaller.

They're making it so that companies selling clothes very cheaply have to pay more money, like a special tax for each item.

This makes the super cheap clothes cost a bit more.

They are also making it cheaper for you to fix your clothes instead of buying new ones, like reducing the tax on sewing or replacing a zipper.

This way, they hope people will buy clothes that last longer and are better for the planet.